Bill Maher put Gavin Newsom on the spot, pointing out how the governor has started sounding and acting a lot like the very person he is building his brand opposing, President Trump.
In a revealing exchange, Maher directly addressed the similarities. “Many people would say that you are imitating him… you are the one who kind of imitates his style with the trolling. You’re suing Fox now,” Maher stated.
Newsom pushed back on the lawsuit: “We’re going into discovery. Fox better look to settle right now or apologize for defamation.”
Bill Maher tells Gavin Newsom he suddenly “sounds exactly” like President Trump ever since he unofficially started running for president.MAHER: “Many people would say that you are imitating him… you are the one who kind of imitates his style with the trolling. You’re suing Fox…pic.twitter.com/PfMBbpkfQI
Maher pressed: “Okay, but that sounds exactly like what he does. Suing media?”
Newsom responded, “Well, then don’t defame, don’t lie, and, you know…”
Maher concluded: “But that does sound like him.”
The clip captures the awkward moment as Newsom defends borrowing elements of the very playbook he has spent years attacking.
The observation lands at a telling time. Newsom’s California has become synonymous with policy failures—from unchecked immigration strains and urban decay to energy shortages and business flight.
Yet rather than own the results, the governor appears to be testing a more aggressive, Trump-like posture for potential future runs. The imitation highlights a deeper issue: when your own governance record offers little to brag about, style over substance becomes the default.
Source: modernity
