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.”

  • lennybird
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    6 hours ago

    Still no evidence, and an increased propensity for aggression and ad hominems substituting said total lack of evidence, I see. Lots of fingers-in-ear denial and deflection as well.

    Certainly aren’t convincing me of anything, lol.

    I win.

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      6 hours ago

      Like a pigeon playing chess you knock over the pieces, shit all over the board and think you won. Good job pigeon.

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        4 hours ago

        hahah buddy, I checkmated you two comments ago; you just haven’t realized it yet.

        Pee-wee chess, though, I get it. Still learning.

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          4 hours ago

          You’ve got serious “racism was solved until Obama” energy. Par for the course with the likes of you.

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            4 hours ago

            There you go with the fallacies again… What is this, Pokemon of fallacies? Trying to catch 'em all or something?

            Well you’ve caught strawman.

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              4 hours ago

              You’re operating under the fallacy that every single racist and sexist in the US already and exclusively vote republican. That’s fuckin stupid.

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                4 hours ago

                Not fallacy; seems pretty on-point. Bigots coalesce around far-right extremism, and thus MAGA. That logically tracks.

                Or what, you think blue-haired hippies preaching solidarity are dyed-in-the-wool bigots or something, lol?

                By all means, I’m waiting for your evidence of where all these bigots are at that aren’t core maga – and also how this intersects with the facts that Biden was polling worse than Harris, and Michelle Obama has always polled higher than Trump ;)

                Last chance, bud.