(Washington Examiner) Former President Donald Trump unveiled a new nickname for Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) during a highly anticipated visit to the southern border, dubbing the California Democrat “NewScum.”
Trump, speaking from Eagle Pass, Texas, on Thursday, bragged about how the border under his administration was the “most secure” in history and bashed states such as California for giving incentives to illegal immigrants, specifically calling out Newsom.
“We had the most secure border, and people weren’t coming because they knew they wouldn’t get in. And we weren’t promising free education, free medical, free everything. I mean, all the promises that are made, no wonder they come,” Trump said.
“Look at what this governor, NewScum from California. Isn’t that his name, ‘NewScum’? What he’s done to California is unbelievable. People are pouring in, think they will get medical aid. And our soldiers, our [veterans], aren’t being taken care of, but people that come into our country illegally are,” he added.
Newsom and Trump have gotten along surprisingly well in recent years, but the new nickname from the former president shows a strain between the two. The California governor slammed Trump as embodying “weakness masquerading as strength” during his appearance on NBC News’s Meet the Press on Sunday.
