California governor Gavin Newsom calls Donald Trump ‘unhinged’ and ‘in decline cognitively’

California governor Gavin Newsom – who has recently taken to trolling Donald Trump on social media – has labelled the US president “unhinged” and “in decline”, saying the Republican leader “needs an intervention”.

The Democrat was speaking at a press conference on Thursday afternoon (16 October) to announce state-made insulin, a vital medication for people with diabetes, will be priced at $11 and will hit the shelves in January.

However, Newsom did not miss the opportunity to take a swipe at political adversary Trump, who has sought to pull funding from Californian school’s over the state’s trans inclusion policies and recently threatened to send the National Guard into San Francisco.

“Increasingly, this president appears unhinged, unmoored by reality and facts, seems listless,” Newsom told reporters.

“He seems, dare I say, in decline cognitively. And dare I say, forgive me [it’s] perhaps unfair, physically. And these are just rantings of someone that needs an intervention, needs some help, needs to be stabilised, dare I say.”

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In a subsequent post on X, formerly Twitter, Newsom shared information about the drug in the style of Trump’s particular brand of firebrand, caps-lock idiolect.

He wrote: “I, GAVIN C. NEWSOM, HAVE DONE WHAT TRUMP COULD NEVER DO — I MADE INSULIN AFFORDABLE AGAIN! MANY PEOPLE ARE CALLING ME “THE SAVIOR”, “THE GREAT GELLED HEALER!” AND THE NEXT “DR. MCDREAMY!” STARTING JAN 1, JUST $11 A DOSE! NO GIMMICKS, NO FAKE PROMISES. REAL INSULIN AT THE LOWEST PRICE YOU COULD EVER IMAGINE. DOZY DON TALKS ABOUT LOWERING DRUG COSTS BUT CANNOT STAY AWAKE LONG ENOUGH TO FIX IT. I ACTUALLY DID IT. IN THREE MONTHS YOU CAN BUY IT. YOU ARE WELCOME, CALIFORNIA! ALSO, OZEMPIC IS NEXT FOR “THE BIG ONES” LIKE TRUMP! SLIM DOWN, DONNY! GET YOUR SHOTS AT http://NewsomRX.org!!!”

There is certainly no love lost between the two political figures, who have been attacking one another ever since Trump returned to office for his second term.

Whilst many have been enjoying Newsom’s social team trolling the president, it must be noted Newsom has been increasingly criticised for what appeared to be a U-turn on his support for trans people as he aligns himself as a potential Democrat candidate for the next presidential election.

Newsom, who has had historically had a strong record on queer rights, launched his podcast This is Gavin Newsom in March, the first episode of which saw the governor speak with Turning Point USA founder and right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.

Recorded several months prior to his death, he told Kirk “completely” agreed with him on his opposition to trans inclusion in sporting events, saying it was an issue of “fairness” and was “deeply unfair”.

“I think it’s an issue of fairness, I completely agree with you on that. It is an issue of fairness — it’s deeply unfair,” Newsom said.

He went on to say he is “not wrestling with the fairness issue”: “I totally agree with you. … I revere sports. So, the issue of fairness is completely legit.”

Newsom’s comments came a few weeks after Trump signed an executive order banning trans women and girls from participating in female sports.

The order, entitled  “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports”, was signed on National Girls and Women in Sports Day and condemns trans inclusion as “demeaning, unfair, and dangerous to women and girls, and denies women and girls the equal opportunity to participate and excel in competitive sports”.

In response, the California LGBTQ+ Legislative Caucus slammed Newsom for throwing trans folks under the bus.

“Sometimes Gavin Newsom goes for the Profile in Courage, sometimes not,” a statement published on X and attributed to said California Assemblyman Chris Ward and senator Carolina Menjivar read at the time.

“We woke up profoundly sickened and frustrated by these remarks.

“All students deserve the academic and health benefits of sports activity, and until Donald Trump started obsessing about it, playing on a team consistent with one’s gender has not been a problem since the standard was passed in 2013.”

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