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.”
Bernie is officially too old (honestly, he was in 2015)
If Newsome is on the ballot in november I’ll vote for him. Of course if Lassie was on the ballot as a democrat in 2028, I’ll vote for her.
Don’t give a shit. Anything is better than a republican.
That is NOT true. Voting for a Democrat that does nothing is just as bad. Not only would they do nothing to reverse the damage, they have actively taken votes that would have been better used on a politician that actually cares.
A lot of people will blindly vote for the person with a D next to their name. The Democratic party is purposely not putting the best candidates forward. There needs to be more awareness of who the duds are and either vote them out or not vote them in.
And that’s how people like Trump become president. Pure and simple.
Sometimes the lesser of two evils is quite a lot less fucking evil.
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.
Primaries are where you decide. After that, you choose the least worst. And sorry, a “Democrat that does nothing” is not just as bad as open fascism.
Neither is a 3rd party candidate.
No 3rd party candidate will win a General Election unless something changes in the way the Is voting system works. Voting for a 3rd party is literally throwing your vote away at best, or helping the Republicans at worst.
It’s either naivety or intentional disinformation to spout otherwise.
Indeed. Anyone spreading stuff like this is either doing to to help trump or is really stupid
so in your worldview does voting Libertarian hurt the Republicans and/or Does it help the Democrats?
Additionally, voting 3rd-party is not “Figuratively throwing your vote away.” Not voting when you’re registered is “Figuratively Throwing your vote away.” Voting 3rd party at the very least puts the other parties on notice that you’re willing to vote -just not for them.
And they have next to no chance of winning.
Let’s follow that thought. Why do you think that?
For one thing, there is no serious third party. For another: history.
If we had ranked choice voting, it might be different. If Democratic Socialists want to run in and win primaries and run as Democrats, hey, great.
I am not throwing away my vote in the general for some unserious party like the Green Party (which is probably just a cutout anyway) who runs a candidate at the national level every 4 years and does next to nothing at the local level.
it’s not “throwing away your vote” it puts on record that your willing to vote just not for the major party candidates. Not voting is “throwing your vote away.” Voting for someone you don’t like and winning --That’s throwing your vote away.
Cool. Let’s peel off just enough Democratic votes to
throw awayput into some column C that is going into a record, while we install the next Trump, dutifully carrying out the next iteration of Project 2025.I’m sure that’ll show 'em. We will all take solace in the fact that we can…point to the third party votes that are on the record while the conservatives have several more years of free reign to utterly destroy the country.
So just like last time, not gonna vote if they aren’t perfect?
It’s what the GOP and Russia wants you to do
That is one hell of a conclusion you jumped to. If you actually read my post you would see I am AGAINST inaction. Go karma rage bait elsewhere. This shit doesn’t contribute to the conversation.
Inaction would be better since your action gets republicans elected.
Yeah they will throw us under the buss again.
Gee, I wonder why the fascists are in office.
The people running the purity tests for their purity ponies sure did not help…
because the moderates are too determined to screw over the progressives.
Then support and vote for the progressives you want in the primaries, but once it gets to the general, whining “I wish it was so-and-so instead” does nothing.
Maybe, if you’re a Democrat®
Is enthusiastic support for genocide “not perfect” to you?
Under normal circumstances I’d be inclined to agree but these are not normal circumstances.
so they say every 2-4 years.
You think Trump term 2 is just as bad as Bush? Even trump term 1 was not this bad.
Bush killed millions of middle easterners. Did you forget about all the dead brown kids because they weren’t actively affecting your life at home?
So you think trump is just a standard republican, no different than Bush Sr or Jr.
LOL
Who in the fuck said that? Are you hearing voices or something?
Sure vlad, that’s what you trolls and bots said last time. Now america is a quickly falling into dictatorship. Shouldn’t you go hamster some fuel ?
Everything is better then a fascist - saying otherwise is supporting fascism. You are either a foreign actor or stupid
Newsom is just as much of a fascist as Trump
Sure vlad
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