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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) mocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Trump in a post on the social platform X on Sunday amid tension between the governor and the Trump administration over protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

In response to a Sunday post on X from Hegseth featuring a screenshot of another post from Trump on his Truth Social platform congratulating the National Guard for doing a “great job” in Los Angeles following “two days of violence, clashes and unrest,” Newsom mocked Hegseth and Trump as “smart guys.”

“Smart guys running the operation. The National Guard wasn’t even deployed on the ground when Trump posted this. Pete Hegseth runs the Pentagon as well as he throws an axe on a Fox News set,” Newsom said in his own X post on Sunday, referencing a 2015 incident in which a man was struck by an axe tossed by Hegseth.

  • danc4498@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21·
    4 hours ago

    I did want to comment about this YouTube video because I think so many people heard the specific clip she played and literally nothing else and formed their opinion.

    I get that hardcore democrats take issue with him saying that the trans athlete issue is an issue of fairness. But I think his opinion represented the majority of Americans right now. So agree or disagree, but this is not a fringe opinion.

    Furthermore, she cut off the podcast right after he says “There’s also a humility and a grace”. I think it’s important to point out the full quote because he is absolutely not against trans people. He sees them as people and cares about them and their feelings. Charlie Kirk and JK Rowling do not see them as people. This is a difference worth pointing out.

    Maybe he would not handle trans athletes exactly the way you want, but he would absolutely try to handle them in a way that is compassionate to them. He talks more about trans students later that I found interesting.

    No, so let me step back. Say completely fair on the issue of fairness. I completely agree. So that’s easy to call out, the unfairness of that.

    There’s also a humility and a grace that these poor people are more likely to commit suicide, have anxiety and depression.

    And the way that people talk down to vulnerable communities is an issue that I have a hard time with as well. So both things I can hold in my hand. How can we address this issue with the kind of decency that I think, you know, is inherent in you, but not always expressed on the issue?

    Charlie Kirk proceeded to ignore this comment. I will say as much as Newsom did not push back as much as I would have, I still ended this podcast recognizing how much Kirk suuuuuuucks. I had no idea who he was before, but I’m glad I have this reference now.