Gov. Newsom on Trump Calling Him ‘Newscum’: We’ve Had Some Fun with That During the Meeting

BROWN Your relationship with ░░░░░░░░ certainly has been interesting ░░░░░░░░ the years It seems ░░░░░░░░ have taken a more ░░░░░░░░ turn lately I mean ░░░░░░░░ recently called you Newscum ░░░░░░░░ Not just recently BROWN ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk Newsom Doing that ░░░░░░░░ years Yeah BROWN Did ░░░░░░░░ say it in the ░░░░░░░░ Office yesterday Newsom Yeah ░░░░░░░░ had some fun with ░░░░░░░░ Look BROWN OK OK ░░░░░░░░ tell us about this ░░░░░░░░ It s a it ░░░░░░░░ BROWN How much of ░░░░░░░░ positive turn I have ░░░░░░░░ ask this because this ░░░░░░░░ what people are wondering ░░░░░░░░ has to do with ░░░░░░░░ fact you need aid ░░░░░░░░ your state Newsom Yeah ░░░░░░░░ it s not even ░░░░░░░░ we had this relationship ░░░░░░░░ s I will say ░░░░░░░░ of the more I ░░░░░░░░ ll leave it to ░░░░░░░░ objective minds but it ░░░░░░░░ one of the more ░░░░░░░░ relationships in politics because ░░░░░░░░ had this relationship going ░░░░░░░░ during Covid I mean ░░░░░░░░ were involved in a ░░░░░░░░ lawsuits going back and ░░░░░░░░ I mean you can ░░░░░░░░ at the tweets back ░░░░░░░░ calling me a clown ░░░░░░░░ know I mean the ░░░░░░░░ governor And yet we ░░░░░░░░ still working together And ░░░░░░░░ that was a little ░░░░░░░░ of noise So it ░░░░░░░░ feels so familiar And ░░░░░░░░ that respect I want ░░░░░░░░ continue to respect the ░░░░░░░░ of the presidency to ░░░░░░░░ his authority and to ░░░░░░░░ engage in a constructive ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ of emergencies But again ░░░░░░░░ we had that foundation ░░░░░░░░ a relationship for years ░░░░░░░░ the Covid crisis And ░░░░░░░░ was a great partnership ░░░░░░░░ interestingly BROWN So it ░░░░░░░░ like publicly you guys ░░░░░░░░ of trade barbs Newsom ░░░░░░░░ BROWN and then privately ░░░░░░░░ can joke about it ░░░░░░░░ what it sounds like ░░░░░░░░ Well yeah And it ░░░░░░░░ it s you know ░░░░░░░░ it s a joke ░░░░░░░░ it s not It ░░░░░░░░ frustrating for people We ░░░░░░░░ sort of chasing headlines ░░░░░░░░ re tracing tweets But ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ what matters to me ░░░░░░░░ what matters You know ░░░░░░░░ what you can control ░░░░░░░░ Mm hmm Newsom and ░░░░░░░░ on people and results ░░░░░░░░ getting things done And ░░░░░░░░ that s that s ░░░░░░░░ think was demonstrably the ░░░░░░░░ yesterday in the meeting.”