California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) didn’t waste much time seizing on President Donald Trump’s latest slip-up, when he mistakenly called the Californian “president of the United States” during Oval Office remarks in which the incumbent otherwise disparaged the Democrat. Playing into the gaffe, Newsom said legalizing marijuana was among the “many big announcements” his White House was making.
Trump drew criticism on Monday when he said “a president should not have learning disabilities,” referring to Newsom’s much-anticipated run for the Democratic ticket in 2028 and the fact that the governor has been candid about his dyslexia, a learning disability that makes reading and spelling difficult.
Newsom, who has taken to taunting Trump by assuming the president’s bombastic writing style on X, responded with another all-caps post where he accepted the designation as U.S. president and listed a variety of administrative actions he’d be taking.
That included firing controversial figures in Trump’s White House, launching an investigation into the Trump administration, ending commercials for broadcasts of sporting events and reality TV shows and advancing a progressive policy agenda that involves cannabis reform.
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