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Joe Scarborough, the left-leaning host of "Morning Joe," is now blasting California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, for "quite embarrassing" behavior in recent attempts to act like President Donald Trump.
"The Democrats are trying to find their footing and it's quite embarrassing, actually," Scarborough said Wednesday. "Gavin Newsom, I mean if you've seen what he's doing online."
"Don't try to turn the ship 180 degrees … They don't know what to do!"
"I have a good idea. Instead of trying to school Donald Trump, talk into the camera about affordability," Scarborough continued. "Talk about what you're going to do for housing."
"Donald Trump's not on the ballot in '26, he's not on the ballot in '28," he concluded. "You're not running against Donald Trump!"
The Hill reported Wednesday: "California Gov. Gavin Newsom has figured out the best way to get under President Trump's skin. Act like him.
"In an effort to egg Trump on – and rally his own troops in the Democratic Party – Newsom has taken a page from Trump's playbook, mirroring everything from the president's rants to his social media habits.
"In recent days, the California governor has touted his own 'beautiful' midterm redistricting proposal and his 'beautiful' rally to boot – needling Trump's braggadocious ways.
"Newsom has started to write his social media posts in ALL CAPS, just like the president."
"Wake the f*** up to what's going on in this country," Newsom said to author Brian Tyler Cohen on Sunday. "We're going to put everything on the damn line."
"And that's why I'm proud of the folks from Texas. And that's why I'm proud of folks showing up at the No Kings rally. People haven't given up yet. I'm telling you, we can win. We're going to do this. We can win this November. We can win next November, and then we can get this country back on track."
"Democrats are over being the nice guy party," Democrat strategist Jamal Simmons, who served as Kamala Harris' communications director in the vice president's office told the Hill. "Standing up for Dem values doesn't mean you have to play by the old rules and Newsom in particular is showing he'll go as low as he needs to to take on Trump."
Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, who served under President George W. Bush, advised Newsom on Monday: "You have to stop it with the Twitter thing."
"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're doing it yourself, put the phone away and start over. He's got a big job as governor of California, but if he wants an even bigger job, he has to be a little bit more serious."
Others comments online include:
"Newsom trying to cosplay as a conservative is peak cringe. Sorry, no one's buying it. Just own your record instead of pretending."
"Newsom's strategy may alienate his base and highlights the risks of political theatrics.
"If Morning Joe thinks you are embarrassing then you know things are bad."
"I've been wondering what the party is going to do without their 'orange man bad' policy. It's the only policy they have."
