Newsom’s Office Takes a Victory Lap After ‘Ding Dong’ Fox Host Ridicules Him For Mocking Trump
David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP, File
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s (D) office took a kind of victory lap on Tuesday after it was on the receiving end of some ridicule from Fox News anchor Dana Perino.
On Monday, Perino took aim at Newsom’s official X account mocking Trump’s posting style in recent weeks, apparently trying to highlight how problematic he finds Trump’s social media posts to be in the first place.
“For the last week, Gavin Newsom– and why am I giving him advice? You have to stop it with the Twitter thing,” said Perino on The Five. “I don’t know where his wife is. If I were his wife, I would say, ‘You are making a fool of yourself, stop it!’ Do not let your staff tweet, and if you are doing it yourself, put the phone away and start over.”
She concluded, “He’s got a big job as governor of California, but if he wants an even bigger job, he has to be a little bit more serious.”
Shortly after Perino made the remark, Newsom’s office shared the clip and added, “ALMOST A WEEK IN AND THEY STILL DON’T GET IT.”
His office doubled down on Tuesday and took a jab directly at Perino:
DANA “DING DONG” PERINO (NEVER HEARD OF HER UNTIL TODAY!) IS MELTING DOWN BECAUSE OF ME, GAVIN C. NEWSOM! FOX HATES THAT I AM AMERICA’S MOST FAVORITE GOVERNOR (“RATINGS KING”) SAVING AMERICA — WHILE TRUMP CAN’T EVEN CONQUER THE “BIG” STAIRS ON AIR FORCE ONE ANYMORE!!! TRUMP HAS “LOST HIS STEP” AND FOX IS LOSING IT BECAUSE WHEN I TYPE, AMERICA NOW WINS!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. — GCN
Newsom’s new media strategy is gaining attention, and the governor’s account has gained over 250,000 new followers since August 1st.
__
