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'Please Keep Bombing': Trump Insists Iranians Want To Suffer For 'Freedom'

'Please Keep Bombing': Trump Insists Iranians Want To Suffer For 'Freedom'

If President Donald Trump wanted to make the case that there’s no reason for Congress to consider invoking the 25th Amendment, he undermined it bigly during his latest press briefing on the Iran war.

“Your messaging on the war has moved from ‘the war is coming to an end’ to ‘we're going to be bombing Iran to the Stone Ages,’” one reporter said about Trump’s shifting motives and timeline. “So which is it?”

“I can't tell you. I don’t know,” Trump responded. “We're giving them ‘til tomorrow, 8 o'clock Eastern time, and after that they're gonna have no bridges, they're gonna have no power plants. Stone Ages. Yeah, Stone Ages.”

When asked whether threatening to destroy Iran’s infrastructure amounted to punishing innocent people, Trump claimed that Iranians are begging him to bomb them.

“They would be willing to suffer that in order to have freedom,” he responded. “We’ve had numerous intercepts: ‘Please keep bombing.’ Bombs are dropping near their homes. ‘Please keep bombing. Do it.’

Trump added, “And these are people that are living where the bombs are exploding, and when we leave and we're not hitting those areas, they're saying ‘please come back, come back, come back.”

It’s hard to believe that the children who were killed during a U.S. strike of a school last month would share that sentiment.

Then when asked about NATO, Trump offered up a version of events that only Russian President Vladimir Putin could appreciate.

“I've always said NATO's a paper tiger. Putin's not afraid of NATO. Putin's afraid of us—very afraid of us—and he's explained it to me a lot of times. I got to know him very well. I know him very well,” he said.

“NATO’s a paper tiger,” Trump repeated. “NATO is us.”

Reprinted with permission from Daily Kos

Clueless Lara Trump Gloats Over Destruction Inflicted On Iranians By US War

Clueless Lara Trump Gloats Over Destruction Inflicted On Iranians By US War

Lara Trump, noted nepo-singer and President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, was on Fox News Thursday to cheer on the destructive war in Iran—by marveling at its destruction.

“You want to talk about what the United States of America can do? Take a look at this video,” she said over footage purporting to show a U.S. strike on a bridge in Karaj, Iran. “Take a look at all the videos he's posted of the bombs dropping, of the explosions, of us targeting something the size of basically a fingernail—our United States military. It is really impressive.”

“I just think it's so impressive because again we have never seen something like this happen,” she continued. “We've never had a president like this, willing to do this sort of thing. And hopefully, it's all for the best, you know, for the entire world.”

Hopefully, you know?

On social media, Donald Trump posted the video his daughter-in-law was gushing over. Alongside the video, he wrote, “The biggest bridge in Iran comes tumbling down, never to be used again — Much more to follow! IT IS TIME FOR IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE, AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF WHAT STILL COULD BECOME A GREAT COUNTRY! President DONALD J. TRUMP.”

Since the Iran war began on February 28, at least 13 American service members have been killed. At the same time, Republicans are reportedly eyeing hundreds of billions in health care cuts to help fund the war effort.

Reprinted with permission from Daily Kos


New White House App Features Trump Propaganda -- And An ICE Snitch Line

New White House App Features Trump Propaganda -- And An ICE Snitch Line

President Donald Trump peddled the new White House app on Monday, the latest attempt to funnel news through a MAGA-filtered version of reality.

“You can watch all White House events, read all my executive orders, and keep track of all of our promises made, promises kept,” Trump said, with the same enthusiasm he once used to hawk overpriced steaks in a box. “In fact, I actually kept more promises than I even talked about. We did much more than I said we were going to do.”

Trump couldn’t help but attack former President Joe Biden, claiming that his own team’s “transparency” is unprecedented—even though he has broken every campaign promise and launched a war in Iran.

As Trump’s war persists, the White House appears to be accelerating its efforts to control the narrative with increased public attacks on independent media from top officials like Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Reviews of the app include both the MAGA faithful—probably of the bot variety—and critics, including one who gave a one-star review titled, “Waste of Resources.”

“Donald Trump is a piece of trash who deserves to be locked up for the rest of his life. Quit wasting resources trying to make yourself look good. It will never happen,” the review said. “This app is garbage as well. Every single click takes you to a website. What is the point of this app if everything is already on some website?”

Some of those links to “websites” include an Immigration and Customs Enforcement tip line, which allows users to drop a dime on neighbors after they’ve read a news article telling them we’ve won the war in Iran and that the skyrocketing gas prices they’re paying at the pump are simply figments of their imagination.

But don’t rush to your local app store just yet. According to Mashable, the app is a security nightmare that also grants the White House access to users’ precise locations, network connections, and biometric data—along with the ability to keep devices from sleeping and even modify or delete files in shared storage.

Box of steak, anyone?

Reprinted with permission from Daily Kos


Trump Called Out For Hypocrisy After Voting By Mail In Florida Special Election

Trump Called Out For Hypocrisy After Voting By Mail In Florida Special Election

During President Donald Trump’s reliably bizarre Cabinet meeting on Thursday, he tried to preempt criticism of his own use of mail-in voting for a special election in Florida, after years of railing against the practice as fraudulent.

“You know why?” Trump said when asked. “Because I'm president of the United States and because of the fact that I'm president of the United States, I did a mail-in ballot for elections that took place in Florida, because I felt I should be here instead of being in the beautiful sunshine taking in Palm Beach.”

“But you were in Palm Beach, sir, the last few weekends,” the reporter replied.

No word yet on whether that reporter was exiled to right-wing Siberia.

Trump noted there are mail-in ballot exceptions for disabled voters and military members stationed abroad, but did not explain which “exception” applied to First Lady Melania Trump and their son, Barron, both of whom also voted by mail in Florida’s March 24 special election.

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Spinning Trump's Oil Crisis, Energy Secretary Flails And Apologizes

Spinning Trump's Oil Crisis, Energy Secretary Flails And Apologizes

Energy Secretary Chris Wright attempted to do some damage control Thursday, as oil prices continue their rollercoaster climb. But unfortunately for Wright, it’s hard to sell a flaming bag of manure.

“Ultimately, this is going to help us fill the reserve, but we need the oil in the short term for the—short term pain for long term gain,” he told CNBC, defending the release of 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Wright’s own department says it doesn’t expect gas prices to return to pre-war levels until well into 2027.

Also in the interview, Wright claimed that President Donald Trump’s war on Iran makes energy markets safer—which was quickly undercut by footage aired alongside him, showing Iran's strikes on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

Wright then appeared on CNN, where he worked his ass off trying to spin what is clearly an oil crisis of Trump’s own making.

“We're in the midst of a significant disruption in the short term to fix the security of energy flow for the long term,” he said, downplaying an International Energy Agency report released Thursday, which found that Trump’s Iran war “is creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market.”

And then when Wright appeared on the usually friendly shores of Fox News, he was forced to apologize for posting—and then deleting—a claim that the Trump administration had successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, throwing the markets into chaos.

“I take full ownership of that as the person in charge of the department,” Wright said. “Very unfortunate. It will not happen again.”

Wright also acknowledged Thursday that the U.S. Navy currently has no way to escort tankers safely through the waterway.

“It can’t happen now,” he said. “We’re simply not ready.”

Casualties? Atrocities? Trump Press Secretary Stonewalls And Spins On War

Casualties? Atrocities? Trump Press Secretary Stonewalls And Spins On War

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held a whirlwind press briefing on Tuesday, where she lied and deflected when asked about President Donald Trump’s unpopular Iran war.

When asked about a Reuters report that around 150 U.S. troops have been wounded since the start of the war, Leavitt refused to confirm the number, saying that “it's within that ballpark.”

Similarly, when pressed on Trump’s dubious motivations for launching the war, Leavitt suggested that it’s merely vibes-based.

“This was a feeling the president had based on facts,” she said. “Facts provided to him by his top negotiators who had been engaged with the Iranian regime in a good faith effort.”

And she was even less receptive to questions about the bombing of a girls’ school in Minab, Iran, that reportedly killed 168 children. When asked about the administration’s so-called investigation into the potential war crime, Leavitt snapped.

“We’re not gonna be harassed by The New York Times,” she retorted.

"We're not gonna be harassed by the New York Times who have put out a lot of articles on this" -- Leavitt sneers at the New York Times for reporting on what by all accounts seems to have been a US strike that killed scores of elementary school students in Iran

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Then when asked about Trump’s decision to bail out his buddy President Vladimir Putin by easing sanctions on Russian oil, Leavitt dismissed it as no big deal.

“Russian oil was already at sea,” Leavitt said. “So this short term measure—we don't believe it will provide significant financial benefit to the Russian government at this time.”

According to The New York Times, the decision to lift sanctions—as oil prices skyrocket—comes in the nick of time for Moscow.

The only positive is Leavitt didn’t blame former President Joe Biden for Trump’s war.

Reprinted with permission from Daily Kos


Rejoicing Greets Dismissal Of Corrupt Cosplay Queen Noem From DHS Post

Rejoicing Greets Dismissal Of Corrupt Cosplay Queen Noem From DHS Post

If you haven’t already heard, puppy killer Kristi Noem has been fired from her position as Homeland Security secretary.

Noem was an easily identifiable villain, epitomizing the corruption and cruelty of the entire Trump enterprise. And that reputation was on full display during her appearances before congressional committees this week.

Now people from across the political spectrum are celebrating her ouster.

Screenshot of a post captioned, “Justice for Cricket!,” posted by Gov. Gavin Newsom featuring an AI-generated puppy with a happy headlineImage via X/Gov. Gavin Newsom press office

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, released a video statement, succinctly detailing Noem’s legacy at the top of the Department of Homeland Security.

Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kristi Noem.

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— Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) March 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM

“Now that you’re gone, don't think you get to just walk away,” Pritzker said. “I guarantee you, you will still be held accountable.”

Similarly, Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called out Noem for doing “a stunning amount of damage.”

“It’s good she’s gone,” he wrote on X. “But this doesn’t change the fact that we need a complete overhaul of DHS, impartial investigations into the killings of two American citizens, and information on children that were taken from Minnesota.”

And leave it to right-wing media pundit Tomi Lahren to bring a touch of the GOP’s signature sexism to Noem’s send-off.

“Kristi Noem made the job about her, her hair, her makeup, her outfits, her vanity. It was a giant distraction from the mission,” Lahren wrote on X. “She did the same sh*t as governor of South Dakota. Once the cameras turned on she forgot about the people and went on a personal PR mission. Not cute. Good riddance and hide your dogs.”

Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois released a video saying that Noem should have been fired “a long time ago.”Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee’s official X account was quick to put out a reminder of some of Noem’s egregious luxury spending, which House Democrats called her out on during a hearing Wednesday.

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote on Bluesky, “Turns out lawlessness is not a winning strategy. See you at Nuremberg 2.0.”

And GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina—who hasn’t been shy about calling out Noem—did a victory lap of his own by celebrating her replacement, the nation’s dumbest senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma.

“Senator Markwayne Mullin is a great guy and a great choice to lead DHS, restore competence, and refocus efforts on quickly distributing disaster aid, keeping the border secure, and targeting violent illegal immigrants for deportation,” he wrote on X. “Another big positive: he likes dogs.”

Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz of Florida took a humorous approach, sharing a clip from The Apprentice with the caption, “Kristi, you’re fired!” And Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota clearly approved.

In addition to celebrating the news of Noem’s firing, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) made it clear that we shouldn’t stop there.

“Kristi Noem is gone. Pam Bondi is next. Keep the pressure on these extremists,” he wrote on Bluesky.

But retired Air Force Colonel Moe Davis might have said it best: “Firing Kristi Noem and replacing her with Markwayne Mullin is like shitting your pants and running home to change your shirt.”

Reprinted with permission from Daily Kos


'Bring It On': Michael Wolff Snaps Back As Trump Threatens Lawsuit

'Bring It On': Michael Wolff Snaps Back As Trump Threatens Lawsuit

Journalist Michael Wolff, who says that he possesses more than 100 hours of recorded conversations with Jeffrey Epstein, fired back after President Donald Trump threatened to sue him for reporting on Trump’s relationship with Epstein.

Speaking to reporters on Air Force One Sunday, Trump said that he would “probably sue Wolff.”

“Wolff was conspiring with Epstein to do harm to me,” he said.

Trump’s threat appears to be an attempt to deflect from the Department of Justice’s clumsy attempts to obfuscate the release of the Epstein files.

“Bring it on,” Wolff said in a video response. “I believe that if the American public knew the real nature of Donald Trump's long relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, they would turn away in horror and revulsion.”

Wolff launched his own lawsuit against first lady Melania Trump in October, after she threatened to sue him for $1 billion. Wolff’s suit uses New York’s Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation laws, which are designed to protect journalists from intimidation by powerful people.

On Monday, Trump continued his attacks on Wolff on Truth Social.

“Not only wasn’t I friendly with Jeffrey Epstein but, based upon information that has just been released by the Department of Justice, Epstein and a SLEAZEBAG lying ‘author’ named Michael Wolff, conspired in order to damage me and/or my Presidency,” he wrote. “So much for the Radical Left’s hope against hope, some of whom I’ll be suing. Additionally, unlike so many people that like to ‘talk’ trash, I never went to the infested Epstein island but, almost all of these Crooked Democrats, and their Donors, did.”

It’s like Wolff said: “I have nothing to hide. But Mister President, you surely do.”

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Furious Protesters Disrupt Border Patrol Chief Bovino's 'Potty Break' In St. Paul

Furious Protesters Disrupt Border Patrol Chief Bovino's 'Potty Break' In St. Paul

Top Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino stopped at the Midway Target in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday—to use the bathroom. Sadly, the angriest government stooge had to do so under duress as people in the store shouted a relentless barrage of well-earned invective until he and his Immigration and Customs Enforcement squad exited the store.

Footage shared by Ford Fischer of News2Share shows ICE agents clustered around a bathroom hallway like an invading army. Then Bovino emerges from the restroom and heads toward the store’s exit.

Activists continued in the parking lot, filming the encounter and forcing them out of the area.

Community pushed them out.

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— Matt Privratsky (@mattprivratsky.bsky.social) January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM


This kind of confrontational, public dissent is exactly the form of free speech that the GOP claims to support—until it’s directed at them.

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GOP Senators Stammer And Cower Over Trump's $230 Million Taxpayer Shakedown

GOP Senators Stammer And Cower Over Trump's $230 Million Taxpayer Shakedown

Three GOP senators were caught off guard Wednesday when asked about President Donald Trump’s outrageous demand that the Department of Justice pay him $230 million in restitution for legal fees related to his many criminal prosecutions.

“Well, it seems odd,” said Thom Tillis of North Carolina—who is retiring from the Senate—when approached by CNN’s Manu Raju in the Senate halls. “I think he's in the difficult position where he's asking for something that he would approve. I think it's terrible optics.”

Sen. John Cornyn, meanwhile, opted for a tried-and-true among Trump apologists: pleading ignorance.

“I want to find out more about it,” the Texas lawmaker said. “Because I'm—I don't know what these details are.”

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy appeared particularly off balance, stammering, “Can I? You're telling me this right now—I mean, who—can I kind of track it down? So let me do—before I comment—let me, let me, let me read that on my own.”

This Republican trio joins House Speaker Mike Johnson in claiming they have only just heard the news, seemingly waiting to see how the convicted felon in the Oval Office responds to the predictable backlash before offering any substantive position on the matter.

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'On Vacation': Jeffries Scorches GOP Leaders For Fleeing Town During Shutdown

'On Vacation': Jeffries Scorches GOP Leaders For Fleeing Town During Shutdown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke with reporters Thursday and was asked whether Democrats would be amenable to voting on separate legislation to support U.S. military families—who are already hurt by the Trump administration—while shutdown negotiations continue.

“Yes,” Jeffries answered. “I mean, this is an extraordinary thing. It's unbelievable. Members of the House Republican Conference are upset and perplexed that their leadership has them on vacation. The last day the House was in session was September 19. Republicans got out of town before sundown, and we haven't seen them back in Washington since. This is extraordinary.”....

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He went on to highlight all of the ways that the GOP’s government shutdown has negatively impacted Americans.

“This is a crisis—both in terms of the government shutdown, the impact on the American people, the impact on aviation safety, the impact on public safety, the impact on the health and wellbeing of the American people,” Jeffries said. “And House Republicans remain on vacation. Their own voters are telling them—including the Republican Speaker—’get back into town, sit down with Democrats, engage in a bipartisan negotiation, reopen the government, and address the health care crisis that they've created.’"

The GOP’s shutdown is predictably damaging vital operations that Americans rely on. Yet Republicans’ response has been to threaten federal workers while claiming that they plan to come up with a solution to skyrocketing health care costs—eventually.

As Jeffries rightly points out, Americans just want Republicans to do their damn jobs.

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Vance Invents A Racist Anti-Migrant Myth To Defend GOP Shutdown

Vance Invents A Racist Anti-Migrant Myth To Defend GOP Shutdown

Vice President JD Vance defended the GOP’s government shutdown on Wednesday by falsely claiming the Democratic Party is trying to give federal health care benefits to undocumented immigrants.

"If you're an American citizen [and] you've been to a hospital in the last few years, you probably noticed that wait times are especially large, and very often somebody who's there in the emergency room waiting is an illegal alien—very often a person who can't even speak English,” Vance said. “Why do those people get health care benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?”

As ABC News notes, undocumented immigrants are not eligible for federally funded health insurance programs.

Like many of his GOP colleagues, Vance’s only defense for the party’s failed policies is racist scapegoating. While the Trump administration threatens Americans with economic suffering, their supposed solutions amount to little more than blaming immigrants and marginalized groups for the consequences of their own policies.

The Republican playbook is simple: Lie, repeat the lie, and lie again.

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Vance Pretends To Back 'Free Speech' As Trump Again Threatens ABC Over Kimmel

Vance Pretends To Back 'Free Speech' As Trump Again Threatens ABC Over Kimmel

Vice President JD Vance took time after one of his trademark lie-filled speeches to stridently defend the Trump administration's efforts to squash the freedom of speech.

During a question and answer discussion on Wednesday in North Carolina, Vance was asked how he “square[s] your fervent belief in free speech with what's going on now with Jimmy Kimmel and the FCC [Federal Communications Commission] pressure.”

"I’m pretty sure that Jimmy Kimmel was back on the air last night, and to the extent that he's not back on the air, it's because he's not funny and has terrible ratings,” Vance replied in what can be described only as a self-defeating response.

“What people will say is ‘Well, you know, didn't the FCC commissioner put a tweet out that said something bad?’” he continued “What is the government action that the Trump administration has engaged in to kick Jimmy Kimmel or anybody else off the air? Zero. What government pressure have we brought to bear to tell people that they're not allowed to speak their mind? Zero.”

Vance then blamed the former Biden administration for YouTube’s content-moderation decisions to suspend accounts promoting misinformation about the 2020 presidential election and the COVID-19 pandemic.

“That is real government censorship, and it left the White House when Joe Biden left the White House" Vance said.

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Flanked By RFK Jr, Trump Spews Lies About Autism, Tylenol...And Amish

Flanked By RFK Jr, Trump Spews Lies About Autism, Tylenol...And Amish

President Donald Trump made another ridiculous public health announcement promoting old, debunked vaccine myths Monday.

Flanked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz, Trump pushed the debunked conspiracy that autism is caused by everything from acetaminophen to vaccines.

"I can say that there are certain groups of people that don't take vaccines and don't take any pills that have no autism. Does that tell you something?” Trump said, asking Kennedy, “Is that a correct statement, by the way?"

"There are some studies that suggest that, yeah. With the Amish, for example,” Kennedy replied.

"The Amish, yeah. Virtually … I heard none,” Trump agreed. “See, Bobby wants to be very careful with what he says, and he should. But I'm not so careful with what I say. But you have certain groups. The Amish, as an example. They have essentially no autism."

The threadbare anti-vax myth that the Amish don’t have autism and don't vaccinate is—like every single thing Kennedy promotes—completely unsupported by any available evidence.

The limited interactions that Amish communities have with broader society has fueled baseless claims from anti-vaxxers like Kennedy—and now Trump. But in reality, Amish children have been diagnosed with autism at rates comparable to other communities. And while data is limited, it’s clear that Amish children are often vaccinated, though at a lower rate.

Having failed to prove a link between the measles vaccine and autism, anti-vaxxers like Trump and Kennedy are now pushing vague, unfounded claims that a combination of drugs may be linked to autism in children.

“Don't let him pump your baby up with the largest pile of stuff you've ever seen in your life, going into the delicate little body of a baby.” Trump added.

He then went on to give his own version of medical advice.

“Even if it's two years, three years, four years, you just break it up into, I would say five. But let's say four—four visits to the doctor instead of one,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration has slashed funding for autism research, demeaned autistic people and their families, and actively obstructed scientific inquiry—all in the name of pseudo-science.

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Newsom Trolls Trump (And Red States) With True Crime Statistics

Newsom Trolls Trump (And Red States) With True Crime Statistics

California Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t done trolling President Donald Trump—with facts. During a press conference on public safety Thursday, Newsom offered the president some important crime statistics he seems to have overlooked.

"Mississippi leads the nation as the No. 1 murder state in America. I imagine this, in particular, may resonate with the President of the United States. It's got a murder rate that’s 180 percent — 180 percent —higher than Los Angeles,” Newsom said. “It’s interesting, L.A. has more people—these are all per capita numbers.”

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...“Perhaps the president could deploy the National Guard in every corner of Mississippi,” he continued. “The murder rate is out of control there. Carnage.”

After citing other GOP-led states and cities with higher murder rates, Newsom stressed that he isn’t offering opinions but “stone cold facts.

"If the president is sincere about the issue of crime and violence, there's no question in my mind that he'll likely be sending the troops into Louisiana, Mississippi, to address the just unconscionable wave of violence that continues to plague those states," he said.

Trump’s ongoing threats to invade Democratic-led cities—citing imaginary crime waves—have been undermined by real data and the terrible truth that Republicans have no solution for violence because they are beholden to the very tools of those crimes.

In co-opting Trump’s crass, blunt object stylings, Newsom has been successful in getting under the skin of right-wing media. Whether his style of attack will propel him into higher office remains to be seen.

But two things are certain: It sure is fun to watch, and—unlike the orange blowhard—Newsom has reality on his side.