Trump's remarks, made during a recent interview, targeted Newsom's disclosure of his dyslexia. According to The Independent, Lauryn Muller, an 18-year-old incoming student at Auburn University with dyslexia, was emotionally affected by the comments. Her mother, Marilyn Muller, who voted for Trump three times, said she was hurt by his linking dyslexia with low intelligence.
Research shows dyslexia and IQ are unrelated, and dyslexia affects up to 20% of the world population, according to multiple reports. Jennifer Newsom, California's first partner, slammed Trump's 'disturbing' and 'misogynistic' outburst, according to her social media posts. She described the behavior as part of a culture that normalizes dominance and aggression toward women.
My family and I watched the 60 Minutes interview with Donald Trump and Norah O’Donnell last night, and we were shocked. Seeing a president speak to a woman journalist with that level of contempt — and a clear allergy to facts — is disturbing, though at this point not unexpected given his pattern of behavior.
Newsom himself called Trump a 'brain-dead moron who bombs children and protects pedophiles' in response to Trump's Truth Social post, according to multiple reports. Trump had said on Truth Social that Newsom's interview about dyslexia was 'politically suicidal' and that having a mental disorder is not a positive campaign event. Trump's current remarks contrast with statements during his first term, when he praised the contributions of those with dyslexia, according to multiple reports.
In other controversies, Trump shared a video on social media showing a woman using a wrench to open a fire hydrant in downtown Los Angeles to wash her blankets, and criticized Los Angeles' fire hydrants during the Palisades fire, saying some ran dry, according to multiple reports. He also called Norah O'Donnell a 'disgrace' for reading excerpts from the manifesto of a shooter, Cole Allen. Newsom has counterattacked Trump on several fronts.
Add in rhetoric rooted in political division, amplified by a digital ecosystem that rewards outrage and misinformation, and this cultural norm of hate, othering, and misogyny becomes pervasive. Behavior that should be challenged gets normalized; what should raise concern is amplified and cheered on. It’s no wonder we have a culture that normalizes dominance and aggression toward women and girls, which not only silences them but also leads to internalized misogyny in others.
He trolled Trump over a report that ArcelorMittal donated foreign steel for the White House ballroom, according to multiple reports. Newsom's team mocked Trump's DoorDash stunt, noting Trump as a convicted felon would be ineligible to be a delivery driver. Newsom also mocked Trump's confusion between 'sea' and 'see' during a Mother's Day event and challenged him to a cognitive test.
His office compared a gold statue of Trump in his proposed library to statues of dictators like Kim Il-Sung and Mao Zedong. Newsom is suing Fox News for libel, seeking $787 million, over an edited video about a phone call with Trump, according to multiple reports. Bill Maher challenged Newsom on imitating Trump's style, including trolling and suing media, according to Daily Mail.
Thank you to Norah, all of the female journalists, and frankly to all of YOU who continue to be brave and speak truth to power. This culture of misogyny is on all of us, and it has to end.
Trump was found liable for sexual abuse in the E. Jean Carroll case and convicted on 34 felony counts in the New York hush money case, according to multiple reports. The political battle over cognitive fitness continues, with each side accusing the other of mental decline.
Many people would say that you are imitating him. Of all the people who may or may not be running, you're the one who imitates his style with the trolling.
Fox better look to settle right now or apologize for defamation.
Okay, but that sounds exactly what he does! Suing media?
Well then don't defame, don't lie.
Okay, again! But that does sound like him!
To me that's the biggest reflection of this moment, is how…the…just the sewer that we are now living in because of Donald Trump. And he's allowed all of us to feel free to shove again.
While the White House imports foreign steel to build Trump’s ugly Epstein Ballroom, California is opening its first new steel plant in 50 years.
Make America Luxembourg Again?
I thought it was me as a doctor. It's supposed to be me as a doctor, making people better. And I do make people better.
LITTLE D'S BRAIN IS DECLINING RAPIDLY IN REAL TIME. TODAY HE WAS CONFUSED BY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 'SEE' AND 'SEA.' VERY SAD! I HEREBY CHALLENGE GRANDPA TO A LIVE COGNITIVE TEST ON NATIONAL TELEVISION.
He admitted he has mental problems, that he's not a smart person…that he is unable to read a speech. I don't want the president of the United States to have a cognitive deficiency.
Too late.
In one fell swoop, he took himself out of even being considered as the Presidential Nominee of the Crazy…Democrats. He said, in a speech, he was dumb, had low Boards, can’t read, has dyslexia, and has a mental disorder — A Cognitive Mess! While we all want to be politically correct, having a mental disorder is not a positive campaign event. Also, this was a politically suicidal act.
It’s not something you get rid of. It’s just something you work around…I am literally sitting here because of it. It’s a gift because it forces you to develop other skills and it forces you to have some empathy.
I spoke about my dyslexia. I know that’s hard for a brain-dead moron who bombs children and protects pedophiles to understand.