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.”
Yes I am in fact going to do that because of, you know, everything else he did.
Sure dude. Gavin’s passed more progressive legislation than anyone else in the country. Listen to the Active Measures people and attack someone who’s on your side, and probably would give you guys a solid chunk of legislation that you would support. But you know, he’s not giving you 100% so sit on the fucking sidelines like always o7.