Trump Is Terrified by Newsom’s Final Message on Shutdown

1 Oct 2025 · 19 min · 8 chapters

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In short

The episode centers on California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s public, meme-style attacks on Donald Trump during a federal government shutdown, arguing Trump is weak, endangering healthcare, and harming the economy while Democrats try to protect families.

Guests

No podcast guests are identified in the transcript. The only named individuals are Newsom and various public figures he references.

Key claims

Newsom portrays Trump as “terrified” and “Dozy Don,” using AI images/videos to mock Trump’s body and alleged inability to handle “stairs,” while accusing the shutdown of taking healthcare away from “20 million Americans.” The episode also claims Trump cut pediatric cancer research, while deficits and a weak job market (3.2% hiring rate) show economic decline.

Notable examples

AI images of Trump eating McDonald’s; Simpsons-style cartoon of Pete Hegseth “peeing in his pants”; “J.D. Vance” couch parody; Grok AI allegedly contradicting Stephen Miller; references to Affordable Care Act subsidy disputes; Newsom highlighting California’s CalRx and labor legislation.

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Chapters

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Newsom's Critique of Trump

0:04 to 0:54

Discussion on Governor Newsom's harsh criticism of Donald Trump.

“I, um, I can't stop scratching my downtown.”

Newsom's Critique of Trump

1:30 to 3:18

Discussion on Governor Newsom's harsh criticism of Donald Trump.

“He's absolutely burying Donald Trump for his behavior, for shutting down the federal government, for that despicable speech that Donald Trump gave before our military generals and admirals.”

Newsom's Social Media Strategy

3:20 to 5:30

Exploration of how Newsom uses social media to attack Trump.

“Governor Newsom writes, time for your daily walk, Donald.”

Governor Newsom's Message on Healthcare

5:33 to 7:21

Governor Newsom's stance on healthcare and Trump's policies.

“And again, we all remember when Donald Trump literally cut pediatric brain cancer research, taking away the hope from families.”

Governor Newsom's Message on Healthcare

7:23 to 9:54

Governor Newsom's stance on healthcare and Trump's policies.

“Vance, who sometimes Gavin Newsom refers to as Just Dance Vance and Couch Boy.”

Governor Newsom's Message on Healthcare

9:59 to 10:14

Governor Newsom's stance on healthcare and Trump's policies.

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Newsom on Government Shutdown

10:14 to 14:01

Discussion on the implications of a potential government shutdown.

“director of Office of Management and Budget.”

Governor Newsom's Stand Against Trump

14:01 to 16:20

Explore how Governor Newsom contrasts his policies with Trump's actions.

“Then in response to Donald Trump saying San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, That's a war too.”
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1:29Ben Meiselas:California Governor Gavin Newsom gets it. He's absolutely burying Donald Trump for his behavior, for shutting down the federal government, for that despicable speech that Donald Trump gave before our military generals and admirals. Governor Newsom posted the following AI image of a very obese Donald Trump busting out of his T-shirt, eating multiple McDonald's sandwiches. And Governor Newsom writes, it's completely unacceptable to see a fat commander in chief in the halls of the White House. Of course, responding to Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, who bizarrely refers to himself as the secretary of war, saying we're getting rid of all the fat generals.

2:16Ben Meiselas:No fat generals here. I'm going to put you through PT. So Governor Newsom says, well, here's what Donald Trump looks like. By the way, here are the drones bringing in more Big Macs. Then you have Governor Newsom posting again another actual picture of Donald Trump. You can see Donald Trump again just busting out of that shirt. He can't fit in. You see his really fat gut right there, the man boobs, all of that you see. And Governor Newsom goes, I guess the commander in chief needs to go then, Hegseth. And its response to Hegseth saying, I don't like looking over at our military and seeing fat people.

2:52Ben Meiselas:That's what Hegseth called in hundreds of generals and admirals to do. Then Gavin Newsom posted the following cartoon from The Simpsons showing Hegseth as this cartoon here peeing in his pants. And Governor Newsom goes, Pete at his big meeting this morning, I'm the war secretary. I think that's the right voice right there for that character. Then Governor Newsom posts Stephen Miller walking Donald Trump like a little dog, or I should say an obese dog, apparently. Governor Newsom writes, time for your daily walk, Donald. No stairs. Governor Newsom then posts the following. Dozy Don is a very weak man, can't handle stairs, who has no control of his own party.

3:43He is shutting down the government to take health care away from beautiful babies, moms and grandmas. But don't worry, Donald will taco. Trump always chickens out. He'll cave. He always does. Many say he's too weak to finish anything. The midterms are coming, Donnie. The day your presidency de facto ends. Enjoy your bronzer, your Diet Coke and your empty high school gym rallies before they ship you off to memory care with the grandma you stole health care from. She'll still remember you won't GCN. That's how it's done. I mean, you have Stephen Miller going on state regime media Fox and literally crying.

4:27He's like, I asked the question, why is Gavin calling me a fascist? Why is he calling me a fascist?

4:35Ben Meiselas:Watch Stephen Miller, this vile wannabe thug, weak, pathetic human. Watch what he does right here. Here play this clip. Yes. I mean, so, you know, I asked the question, why did it was a rhetorical question? Of course, why did Gavin Newsom say Stephen Miller is a fascist? It is a message that his team is sending to all the crazies and lunatics out there. And we're not going to absolve the Democrats of responsibility anymore. And I love that Gavin Newsom just continues to call Stephen Miller a fascist because Stephen Miller is one. Caroline Levitt goes, while Trump is signing a historic executive order to end childhood cancer, the Democrats are voting to shut down the government.

5:19We all know this is the Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein shutdown right here. But Governor Newsom goes, really, Caroline? Trump cut cancer research funding for children. Stop Caroline, Caroline. And again, we all remember when Donald Trump literally cut pediatric brain cancer research, taking away the hope from families. And before pediatric brain cancer research, pediatric cancer research in general got massive cuts by Doge and the Trump regime. But meanwhile, federal spending has increased dramatically. Oh, Donald, we haven't brought in$17 trillion. There was a$2 trillion deficit for the last fiscal year, more than the prior fiscal year when you were not making the Oval Office the despicable place that you've turned it into right now.

6:17And last month, the deficit was about$345 billion. Governor Newsom then posts the following chart from Heather Long. She's an economist. Heather Long wrote the following yesterday. She wrote, yikes, the official U.S. hiring rate fell to 3.2 percent in August. That's an anemic level that hasn't been seen since the Great Recession era when unemployment was over 7 percent. The job market is frozen. Americans feel stuck and it appears to be getting worse. Governor Newsom writes, Trump's job market is on life support and now he's about to shut down the government. We are about to enter a MAGA meltdown.

7:03Then Governor Newsom posts this AI image alluding to J.D. Vance's potential romantic relationships with couches. Poor J.D., Governor Newsom writes, his sweet beloved couch now costs more with tariffs. This is the AI video that Gavin Newsom posted of J.D. Vance, who sometimes Gavin Newsom refers to as Just Dance Vance and Couch Boy. Let's watch Couch Boy. This is an actual video that Governor Newsom posted. Let's play it. Hello and welcome to my show, A History of Couches. I'm your host, J.D. Vance, and we've got a special episode for you today. Some artifacts shape nations, others shape desires, few shape both.

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10:49Democrats are demanding an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies. They are not seeking to give illegal immigrants trillions of dollars in health care or any money at all. So the Trump official goes, yo, Grok, you're wrong. And Stephen Miller is right again. This is what the Democrats$1.5 trillion partisan bill wants to repeal. Then Governor Newsom responds, a quick check on the Trump administration, just hours from shutting down the government. Oh, they're fighting with the latest Pentagon approved AI tool, Elon Musk's Grok. Governor Newsom then uses Grok and says, sad to see Grok is smarter than the White House.

11:33Governor Newsom writes, which party currently has control of the U.S. House of Government to which Grok responds? Well, Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House right now. Governor Newsom posts this video that our very own ace in here at the Midas Touch Network Clip. It's a MAGA Mike Johnson, the feckless Republican Speaker of the House, who goes, we're going to win the midterms. Imagine if Democrats took over the House, they'd impeach him, to which Governor Newsom says, translation, we're desperately trying to rig the midterms. Our policy is so unpopular, it's our only option left.

12:15And then Governor Newsom from his official account goes, J.D., Just Dance Vance, you've been booted by Pete. And he posts the video where Pete Hegseth in front of all of our military generals and admirals says, no more beards, no more long hair, no more superficial individual expression. We don't have a military full of Nordic pagans. Bye bye, Just Dance Vance, is what Governor Newsom says. Then Governor Newsom responds to Donald Trump saying, You know our inner cities, which we'll be talking about because it's a big part of war. A big part of our war is a war against our inner cities, to which Governor Newsom goes, this speech should terrify anyone who cares about our country.

13:05Declaring war on our nation cities and using our troops as political pawns is what dictators do. This man cares about nothing but his own ego and power. Governor Newsom then writes, Republicans have control of the House, the Senate and the White House. If the government shuts down, it's on them. By the way, do you see that Governor Newsom is flooding the zone? This was just yesterday, OK? You flood the zone with the truth. You stay funny, humorous. You call out the absurdity of Trump. You call out how dangerous he is and you flood the zone with the truth. Exactly what you have to do. This is what Governor Newsom is doing.

13:48The GOP shutdown of the federal government will skyrocket costs, screw up essential services, abandon disaster victims, make everyday life even worse for Americans. This is America after nine months of Donald Trump. Then in response to Donald Trump saying San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, That's a war too. It is a war from within. I told Pete we should use some of these cities as training grounds for our military. National Guard, but military. We're going into Chicago very soon. To which Governor Newsom says, we have a lawless president in the White House and California refuses to back down.

14:30Governor Newsom also posting about his policies. In stark contrast to the Trump regime, Governor Newsom projecting California as a pro-labor, pro-pluralistic, pro-women, pro any marginalized community, pro-decency, pro-empathy, pro-economy, fourth largest GDP in the entire world if California was a country. That's what Newsom's doing, pro-labor. And here's holding this up. I just signed legislation allowing private sector workers to petition the state public employee relations board if the national if the national labor relation boards fails to uphold their rights we'll keep fighting for workers that keep our state running and our economy booming then donald trump held that weird press conference yesterday with the head of pfizer pfizer agrees to lower some drug prices while the white house plans trump rx website the administration says whatever they write the administration says you know they're lying But Governor Newsom says great to see the Trump administration totally copy California and the Golden State's CalRx, which has made low cost Nalaxan available to help combat the opioid epidemic and is working to bring low cost insulin to the market.

15:53So Governor Newsom there powerfully pushing back, mocking, humiliating, bullying Donald Trump, speaking with moral authority, with moral clarity, with humor and fighting for we the people. That's all we the people wanted to see. We want to see our leaders meet the moment and fight. And Governor Newsom, my opinion, is meeting the moment. Well, let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million subscribers. And thanks so much for watching.

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