California Governor Gavin Newsom wants Democrats to try and act “normal” as he seeks the presidency.
Newsom had choice words for FOX News and delivered advice for Dems during the New York Times’ Dealbook Conference in New York City on Wednesday. The governor criticized his fellow Democrats, saying they’re out of touch with what Americans care about and should start acting as if they care about the border.
“I think there’s a broader narrative that [Democrats] ought to address, that is, we have to be more culturally normal,” Newsom said. “We have to be a little less judgmental.”
Newsom also explained that his social media accounts were “approved” by him to mimic President Donald Trump’s tone to “wake everybody up” to the “normalization of deviancy.”
He also compared Fox News to Russia’s propaganda media arm.
“You got Pravda, the primetime lineup at Fox, just going on and on [in defense of Trump],” Newsom said. “[Trump] called someone the ‘R word’ or piggy, and somehow it’s just ‘Trump being Trump.’ Nothing normal about this. He’s a man-child. It’s unbecoming to the president of the United States.”
Newsom continued to slam Fox for being critical of his Trump-imitation posts but never uttered a “damn word” about Trump’s social media rantings.
Part of the wide-reaching interview can be watched below:
Gavin Newsom: Democrats need to be more “culturally normal.”
Maybe start by not sitting like that ever again. pic.twitter.com/sWVZtap94Q
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) December 4, 2025
X users had fun with Newsom’s desire for Dems to feign “normalcy.”
I don’t think Democrats could be culturally normal if they tried. That ship has sailed.
— Ellie A (@EllieGAnders) December 4, 2025
Newsom lectures on being “culturally normal” while his policies wreck California’s economy and border security. Trump’s America doesn’t need lectures, we deliver results and put citizens first.
— Dangerous Thoughts (@DangerousThinkg) December 4, 2025
“We have to be a little more culturally normal.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to throw open the California border and pump 8 year old boys full of estrogen.”— Unimpressed Buffalo (@unimpressedbufl) December 4, 2025
“we should be more culturally normal” pic.twitter.com/8SndadJ3BN
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) December 4, 2025
The only time I’ve ever seen a man’s ankle bent that way is during a football game and they usually don’t show the replay in a gruesome situation like that.
— Scott Lame (@dimeday128) December 4, 2025
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