Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker also speculated about the president’s neurological health during a separate conversation.
President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) traded barbs on social media on Tuesday, with plenty of name-calling.
Trump trashed Newsom as “Newscum” ― a name he often uses for the governor ― while Newsom’s press office accused the president of suffering from dementia.
At least one other Democratic governor, Illinois’ JB Pritzker, also suggested the president may have “some” dementia during an unrelated discussion on Tuesday.
Trump lashed out at Newsom in a lengthy post on Truth Social, claiming the governor is “is in final stages of approval” for low-income housing in the “super luxury” Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles after the devastating fires earlier this year.
He also claimed Newsom “allowed their houses to burn” by “not accepting” water from the Pacific Northwest.
Conway said Trump was hoping for the kind of spectacle seen in North Korea under dictator Kim Jong Un, then offered the president a tweak on that name: Kim Jong Loon.
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Other Trump critics also compared the event to the type usually seen in places such as North Korea, with former Secretary of State and 2016 campaign rival Hillary Clinton calling it a “low-energy Dear Leader parade.”
The day before the parade, California Gov. Gavin Newsom also made a North Korea comparison:
George Conway Burns ‘Loon’ Trump With A Scathing New Nickname After Parade Flop
The conservative attorney compared Trump to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
