Speaking about Trump’s decision last month to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles, Newsom said on The Shawn Ryan Show: “They’re sitting there on horses with American flags, running through soccer fields, scaring kids in the middle of the day at a summer camp. For what? Just toughness. It’s a weakness masquerading as strength.” Commenting on the ICE raids that have terrified immigrant communities in LA, Newsom continued: “That’s what I don’t like about this son of a bitch. He calls me ‘Newscum.’ How do I explain that to my kid? Now, I have my kids’ friends calling my kids ‘Newscum.’ That I get, because I was called that in seventh grade, but not by a 79 year old.” He added that the president should “model better goddamn behavior.” Trump is not the only administration official Newsom has had words for of late. On Saturday, he called out Vice President JD Vance, writing on X, “JD is back in California. He won’t take the time to debate and defend gutting our Medicaid system, taking away kids school meals, militarizing America’s streets, or adding trillions to the debt. Instead, he’s off to Disneyland. Probably to detain Mickey Mouse at this rate.” In another post that day, the governor responded to a video of the VP with his family at Disneyland, saying “Hope you enjoy your family time, @JDVance. The families you’re tearing apart certainly won’t.” The vice president wrote back, “Had a great time, thanks.” Trump, not for the first time, challenges someone to an IQ test Well this certainly clears things up Republicans may slash $9B for public broadcasting and foreign aid in days Guardian • Read More Rural America and kids will suffer if PBS is defunded, its chief says The Washington Post • Read More Supreme Court Conservatives Tell Trump He Can Destroy the Education Department, as a Treat Vanity Fair • Read More HHS Finalizes Thousands of Layoffs After Supreme Court Decision NYT • Read More Kennedy Claims Doctors Profit Off Vaccines. In Fact, Many Lose Money on Them. NYT • Read More Donald Trump Loses His Grip on the Base Vanity Fair • Read More Irish tourist jailed by ICE for months after overstaying US visit by three days: “Nobody is safe” Guardian • Read More The Texas Democrat Trying to Force Trump’s Hand on Epstein: “It Seems Like He’s Trying to Cover Up” Vanity Fair • Read More A Political Influencer Could Seriously Win a Seat in Congress Politico • Read More