<p>Fox News anchor Dana Perino issued a warning to Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), questioning his recent behavior on social media. &#8220;You&#8217;re making a fool of yourself. Stop it!&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Perino addressed Newsom&#8217;s recent posts on X during a panel discussion on &#8220;The Five,&#8221; arguing that he was not doing himself any favors with the way he was presenting himself.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Perino: You have to stop at with the Twitter thing. If I were his wife, I would say you are making a fool of yourself, stop it… He&#8217;s got a big job as governor of California but if he wants an even bigger job, he has to be a little more serious. <a href="https://t.co/Vi8eifx4pb">pic.twitter.com/Vi8eifx4pb</a></p>
<p>— Acyn (@Acyn) <a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1957557848864653698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;For the last week, Gavin Newsom — why am I giving him advice?&#8221; Perino began. &#8220;You have to stop it with the Twitter thing. I don&#8217;t know where his wife is. If I were his wife, I would say you are making a fool of yourself, stop it. Do not let your staff tweet, and if you&#8217;re doing it yourself, put the phone away and start over.&#8221;</p>
<p>Perino went on to mention Newsom&#8217;s apparent presidential aspirations, adding, &#8220;He&#8217;s got a big job as governor of California, but if he wants an even bigger job, he has to be a little more serious.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Pod Save America&#8221; cohost Jon Favreau claimed that Newsom was only doing it to mock President Donald Trump.</p>
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<p>&#8220;I mean, it&#8217;s pretty clearly a parody of Trump&#8217;s absolutely insane all caps, often nonsensical posts. Probably why all the people in my life who aren&#8217;t political junkies keep reaching out to say they don&#8217;t know much about Newsom but think the tweets are hilarious. Humor and mockery can be quite effective!&#8221; he claimed.</p>
<p>Perino responded by saying that if Newsom&#8217;s play worked and he became the 2028 Democratic nominee, she&#8217;d buy Favreau dinner.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cool if it works and he’s your 2028 nom, I will buy you dinner.</p>
<p>— Dana Perino (@DanaPerino) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanaPerino/status/1957563500777119966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Matt Whitlock responded to Favreau — and others who made similar defenses of Newsom — adding, &#8220;Love that every Democrats’ response [to] this obvious point is &#8216;what about Trump’s twitter!&#8217; That’s the point. Dems brand is absolute trash, there’s no leader, and the guy with the best shot is spending ALL his time doing a dime-store impression of the guy they say is Hitler.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Love that every Democrats’ response is this obvious point is “what about Trump’s twitter!”</p>
<p>That’s the point.</p>
<p>Dems brand is absolute trash, there’s no leader, and the guy with the best shot is spending ALL his time doing a dime-store impression of the guy they say is Hitler. <a href="https://t.co/dno6Z8o5Lf">https://t.co/dno6Z8o5Lf</a></p>
<p>— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattdizwhitlock/status/1957576566067638411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Newsom&#8217;s Press Office responded with a post that suggested his team had learned nothing from the exchange.</p>
<p>&#8220;DANA &#8216;DING DONG&#8217; PERINO (NEVER HEARD OF HER UNTIL TODAY!) IS MELTING DOWN BECAUSE OF ME, GAVIN C. NEWSOM! FOX HATES THAT I AM AMERICA’S MOST FAVORITE GOVERNOR (&#8216;RATINGS KING&#8217;) SAVING AMERICA — WHILE TRUMP CAN’T EVEN CONQUER THE &#8216;BIG&#8217; STAIRS ON AIR FORCE ONE ANYMORE!!! TRUMP HAS &#8216;LOST HIS STEP&#8217; AND FOX IS LOSING IT BECAUSE WHEN I TYPE, AMERICA NOW WINS!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">DANA &#8220;DING DONG&#8221; PERINO (NEVER HEARD OF HER UNTIL TODAY!) IS MELTING DOWN BECAUSE OF ME, GAVIN C. NEWSOM! FOX HATES THAT I AM AMERICA’S MOST FAVORITE GOVERNOR (&#8220;RATINGS KING&#8221;) SAVING AMERICA — WHILE TRUMP CAN’T EVEN CONQUER THE “BIG” STAIRS ON AIR FORCE ONE ANYMORE!!! TRUMP HAS…</p>
<p>— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href="https://twitter.com/GovPressOffice/status/1957829287115157928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2025</a></p></blockquote>

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