Trump Threatens to Slap Gavin Newsom With Fines, Touts Tariffs in Late-Night Truth Social Storm

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President Donald Trump was up late and throwing jabs Monday night into Tuesday morning, threatening to slap California Gov. Gavin Newsom with “large scale fines” over transgender athletes.

Posting to his Truth Social account around 1 a.m. ET, Trump attacked the governor with the moniker “Newscum” as he ranted about a “Biological Male” competing in the California state finals track meet over the weekend.

“A Biological Male competed in California Girls State Finals, WINNING BIG, despite the fact that they were warned by me not to do so. As Governor Gavin Newscum fully understands, large scale fines will be imposed!!!”

The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) is reportedly under investigation by the Justice Department as backlash grows over the participation of trans women in events with biological girls.

Trump’s overnight post came a week after a similar threat the president made against Newsom over transgender athletes competing in California.

It’s an issue Newsom himself has spoken out against in the early days of his podcast, This Is Gavin Newsom, when he told guest Charlie Kirk: “Well, I think it’s an issue of fairness, I completely agree with you on that. It is an issue of fairness, it’s deeply unfair. I am not wrestling with the fairness issue. I totally agree with you.”

Trump followed the Newsom tirade with another post about the economy and his divisive tariff policy, posting: “Because of Tariffs, our Economy is BOOMING!”