Ex-presidential candidate and former Harvard professor Cornel West ripped Gavin Newsom over the California governor’swidely panned remarks about SAT scoreswhile attempting to relate to an audience in predominantly black Atlanta.

“When he thinks of Black people, he thinks of lower SATs,” West said during an podcast interview, a clip of which heposted on his X account.

“That mindset sits at the core of white supremacy — the belief that Black people are less beautiful, less moral, less intelligent! Don’t play with us like that @CAgovernor.”

Newsom has been accused of racism for citing his underwhelming SAT score during a chat with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens Sunday night during an eventpromoting his forthcoming memoir, “Young Man in a Hurry.”

Brother Newsom could’ve taken a humanistic approach! He could’ve said, “I’m just like you. I was born of a woman. I’ll face loss, pain, and death just like anyone else.” But instead, when he thinks of Black people, he brings up low SAT scores. That mindset sits at the core of…pic.twitter.com/cwRH6wEyKY

“I’m not trying to impress you, I’m just trying to impress upon you, ‘I’m like you. I’m not better than you.’ I’m a 960 SAT guy,” Newsom told the mayor.

Newsom then spoke about his struggle with dyslexia and other topics covered in his memoir.

“And I’m not trying to offend anyone,” the governor continued. “I’m not trying to act all there if you got 940 … You’ve never seen me read a speech because I cannot read a speech.”

Newsom has defended his remarks,unleashing an expletive-filled rantat Fox News commentator Sean Hannity, who posted on X: “@GavinNewsom Thinks a 960 SAT Makes Him ‘Like’ Black Americans. Let That Sink In.”

“You didn’t give a s–t about the President of the United States of America posting an ape video of President Obama or calling African nations s–tholes — but you’re going to call me racist for talking about my lifelong struggle with dyslexia?”Newsom responded.“Spare me your fake f–king outrage, Sean.”

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