The California governor described White House reporters as ‘sycophants’

California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the media for what he described as overly deferential coverage of Donald Trump, characterizing reporters in Oval Office press briefings as “sycophants.”

The Democratic governor — widely seen as a potential contender for the 2028 presidential race — made the remarks during a Sunday interview with progressive commentator Jack Cocchiarella.

Cocchiarella pressed Newsom on what he framed as “hesitancy” within the White House press corps to scrutinize certain subjects: namely, the 80-year-old president’s health.

“You see these press conferences in the Oval Office,” the governor replied. “You maybe have one or two reasonable reporters. They ask a question; there's no chance for a follow-up. And then it’s seven sycophants from news outlets.”

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[–] 13 points 4 months ago (4 children)

No 3rd party candidate will win a General Election unless something changes in the way the Is voting system works. Voting for a 3rd party is literally throwing your vote away at best, or helping the Republicans at worst.

It’s either naivety or intentional disinformation to spout otherwise.

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  • [+] -7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

    so in your worldview does voting Libertarian hurt the Republicans and/or Does it help the Democrats?

    Additionally, voting 3rd-party is not "Figuratively throwing your vote away." Not voting when you're registered is "Figuratively Throwing your vote away." Voting 3rd party at the very least puts the other parties on notice that you're willing to vote -just not for them.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    so in your worldview does voting Libertarian hurt the Republicans and/or Does it help the Democrats?

    Are you actually asking this? You actually don't understand how spoiler candidates happen in US democracy?

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