The California governor described White House reporters as ‘sycophants’
California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the media for what he described as overly deferential coverage of Donald Trump, characterizing reporters in Oval Office press briefings as “sycophants.”
The Democratic governor — widely seen as a potential contender for the 2028 presidential race — made the remarks during a Sunday interview with progressive commentator Jack Cocchiarella.
Cocchiarella pressed Newsom on what he framed as “hesitancy” within the White House press corps to scrutinize certain subjects: namely, the 80-year-old president’s health.
“You see these press conferences in the Oval Office,” the governor replied. “You maybe have one or two reasonable reporters. They ask a question; there’s no chance for a follow-up. And then it’s seven sycophants from news outlets.”
The problem as I see it is that you and the other posters here have fallen for the moving goalposts. “Shit is ok - at least it isn’t vomit.” That is such a poor and defeatist mentality to have. It isn’t a bad thing to want more. Don’t be OK with “the lesser of two evils”. Fight for at least one good candidate. Hold your party accountable for choosing awful candidates that don’t have the people’s best interests at heart.
I have voted for the lesser of two evils, and I will continue to do so. That won’t stop me from asking for better, and it will not change my mind that inaction in a bad situation is no better than doing bad things.
That’s what primaries are for.
Like it or not, we live in a two-party system. The electoral college and the congressional rules make it so. We can either make it work, or we can give up.
I’m going to vote for the leftist, most progressive person i can in the primaries. But when that fails, I’m going to vote for the democrat on the ticket because even the worst democrat is better than the best republican at this point.
We can’t afford another 4 years of Trump-Light in JD Vance… Millions of people have already died as a result of Trump getting back in this time… and more people will die, and it will be marginalized people. People of Color, Trans people, immigrants. As in real death.
Not Voting has real consequences.
The Democratic socialists of America would like to have a word with you
And I’m listening, but if they’re not on the ballot, I’m voting for the Democrat.
This piece of giant shit fucked up California so much. He’s to blame for all the fires, he stopped funding fire departments to do controlled burns and left it to the “consumers”.
Also, so many whistleblowers came out from his fundraising foundation that he and his wife were embezzling funds during the Biden administration, Biden’s doj launched an investigation still going on today.
He also used prison populations to fight fires as slave labor with no chance of becoming a fire fighter upon release because of their criminal records.
He regularly makes sure to cover for his habitually drunk driving asshole of an uncle, including VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER. And plays the stock market just like his corrupt cunt aunt.
He gave billionaires WATER RIGHTS to waste on growing fucking almonds that DIRECTLY CAUSED droughts in the central valley.
This fucking swamp taint needs to have his personal winery dumped with the round up he approved to dump on forests, killing any life and draining into municipal water infrastructure. He’s directly causing more cancer and health issues for regular people
Newsom is JUST AS MUCH OF A FASCIST AS TRUMP.
HE SUCKS BILLIONAIRE COCK EVERYDAY, THAT’S WHY CALIFORNIA HAS THE MOST BILLIONAIRES IN THE FUCKING COUNTRY NOW.
HE FUCKING DESTROYED MY HOME STATE
Understand that, don’t care. If he’s the democrat on the ballot, I’m voting for him. The worst democrat is better than the best republican.