New polling shows that California Democrats would take Gavin Newsom over Kamala Harris in a 2028 presidential primary.

But doing so required her to ignore the reason for the governor’s recent mockery of Donald Trump’s social media style and insist Newsom is just being a copycat. Newsom has recently been mocking MAGA by mimicking the president’s all-caps online posts,

The California governor has poked fun at the president's social media posts in recent weeks, having his press office copy Trump's use of all capital letters in their posts and giving Republicans and right wing figures denigrating nicknames.

Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on as Speaker Emerita Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Fransisco, delivers remarks during a news conference on redistricting at the Governor's Mansion in downtown Sacramento on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. California legislative leaders met with Texas Democratic lawmakers about Republican plans to redistrict. DANIEL HEUER dheuer@sacbee.com

The California governor’s press office is mimicking President Trump’s distinctive Truth Social style on X. Liberals love it. The White House says it’s “just getting weird at this point.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been posting on social media in the president's signature ALL-CAPS style, and the internet (and Polymarket) are here for it.

Democrats are praising California Governor Gavin Newsom’s new strategy to counter Donald Trump by using the president's own social media posts to mock him. Democratic strategist Basil Smikle, former White House Deputy Director of Platforms under President Biden Megan Coyne,

Ruthless Podcast' co-hosts Michael Duncan and John Ashbrook dissect California Gov. Gavin Newsom's social media strategy mocking President Donald Trump and Democrats' 'historic losses' on 'The Story.'