In many ways, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is the perfect foil for the bluster and outright idiocy of Donald Trump.
For example: Newsom is brilliant and well-spoken while Trump is demented and speaks like a spoiled pre-teen.
Newsom is also a master of trolling while Trump has to use childish taunts instead of actually giving a response to questioning.
As a result, Newsom constantly bests Trump when the two get into a verbal back and forth such as the one involving Trump’s suggestion that he may send National Guard troops to San Francisco.
“We’re gonna go to San Francisco,” Trump said during a Fox News interview. “The difference [from Chicago] is, I think they want us in San Francisco.”
Trump: The difference is I think they want us in San Francisco. San Francisco was truly one of the great cities of the world, and then 15 years ago it went woke. We’re going to go to San Francisco. We’re going to make it great. pic.twitter.com/86ccS6G29a
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 19, 2025
That was all Newsom needed to slam Trump on social media, which he promptly did.
“Fact check: Nobody wants you here,” Newsom wrote on X. “You will ruin one of America’s greatest cities.”
Fact check: Nobody wants you here.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) October 19, 2025
You will ruin one of America's greatest cities. https://t.co/bdMoAhFmMS
Others then joined the online debate.
Is anyone really surprised that convicted rapist Trump is trying to force himself on American cities after they said no?
— Andrea Junker (@Strandjunker) October 19, 2025
I’m pretty sure the voices Trump hears are in his head.
— Luke (@JDLuckenbach) October 19, 2025
Expect a petulant response from Trump later today. Provided, of course, he can manage to get out of bed.