"The Friday video is only the latest jab in a duel that's come to epitomize the subterranean lows American political dialogue has reached. Trump has spent the past decade eroding political norms with a constant stream of name-calling, overstatements, outright lies and all-caps social media posts aimed at whoever crosses his mind. Newsom has recently responded in kind, with his own stream of rants and foul-mouthed social media posts, usually aimed at Trump or one of Trump's followers."
"Newsom's trolling has angered Republicans, but the governor's office has said that he's merely "holding a mirror to MAGA" to show how ridiculous the movement is. Trump, for his part, has shown no signs of paring back, and is only taking his posts to even more dystopian depths. The Trump team released a doctored video this week that used fake audio and racist imagery to make it seem like Democratic leaders were taking credit for the federal government's shutdown."
Gavin Newsom released a TikTok montage set to Taylor Swift's new song "Actually Romantic," pairing Trump's attacks with the song's lyrics. The exchange is part of an escalating feud that underscores a breakdown in political norms, with Trump using name-calling, overstatements, lies and all-caps posts while Newsom replies with rants and provocative social-media trolling. Newsom's office says the approach holds a mirror to MAGA, while Republicans have criticized his tactics. The Trump team produced a doctored video using fake audio and racist imagery. Meanwhile, job creation is slowing, health care costs are rising, and youth unemployment is high.
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