CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR EXPLODES ON TRUMP: “He Acted Like a Complete Fool” – Newsom Torches President After GOP Forces Democrats to Cave and End Historic 37-Day Government Shutdown
SACRAMENTO – In a blistering, no-holds-barred press conference late Sunday night, California Governor Gavin Newsom unleashed holy hell on President Donald Trump, accusing him of “childish, reckless stupidity” that plunged America into the longest government shutdown in history – now finally over after eight Democratic senators broke ranks and voted with Republicans to reopen the government.
“He acted like a complete fool,” Newsom thundered, voice dripping with contempt. “This man held 800,000 federal workers hostage, stopped paychecks for millions of families, and paralyzed the country for 37 days – all because of his ego and that damn wall. He should have ended this on day one. Instead, he played dictator while people suffered.”
The explosive remarks came just hours after Senate Republicans, backed by President Trump’s full-throated threats, delivered an ultimatum to moderate Democrats: vote to fund the government and border security – including $25 billion for the wall – or watch air traffic control collapse, food stamps run dry, and national parks turn into garbage dumps forever.
Eight Democratic senators from red and purple states – including Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema, Jon Tester, and five others – finally cracked under the pressure late Sunday. In a dramatic 68-32 vote, they crossed the aisle, handing Trump and the GOP a humiliating capitulation disguised as victory.
The nation watched in stunned silence as the federal government flickered back to life at midnight – TSA agents returning to airports, IRS workers processing refunds, and national parks reopening – but the damage is done. Food banks are empty. Federal contractors are bankrupt. Families missed mortgage payments. And trust in Washington has hit rock bottom.
Newsom didn’t hold back: “This wasn’t leadership. This was terrorism. Domestic terrorism by a president who treats the American people like bargaining chips. He got his wall money because he starved the country into submission. That’s not winning – that’s extortion.”
Social media erupted instantly. #NewsomWasRight trended nationwide within minutes, racking up over 2.4 million posts. Viral clips of the governor’s fiery takedown were viewed more than 80 million times by Monday morning.
In Los Angeles, federal workers wept openly as they returned to shuttered offices. One TSA agent told reporters, “I haven’t been paid in over a month. My kids ate cereal for dinner. And now we’re supposed to thank the man who did this to us?”
Democratic leaders are in chaos. Whispers of primary challenges against the eight senators who broke ranks are already spreading like wildfire.
Meanwhile, Trump took a victory lap on Truth Social: “Big win! Democrats folded like a cheap suit. The wall is coming – and America is BACK!”
But for millions of Americans who suffered through the longest shutdown in history, Newsom’s words cut deeper than any tweet.
“He acted like a fool,” the governor repeated, staring straight into the cameras. “And history will remember him exactly that way.”
The government is open.
But the wounds?
They’re just beginning to bleed.
