Inside the MAGA-parodying strategy that has rocketed the California governor to algorithmic dominance — while annoying leading Republicans.

California governor Gavin Newsom has been posting on social media in the president's signature ALL CAPS style, and the internet (and Polymarket) are here for it.

Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on as Speaker Emerita Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Fransisco, delivers remarks during a news conference on redistricting at the Governor's Mansion in downtown Sacramento on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. California legislative leaders met with Texas Democratic lawmakers about Republican plans to redistrict. DANIEL HEUER [email protected]

California Governor Gavin Newsom's redistricting ballot measure has support from a majority of the state's voters, according to a new poll.Newsweek reached out to Newsom and the California GOP for comment via email.

The California governor has poked fun at the president's social media posts in recent weeks, having his press office copy Trump's use of all capital letters in their posts and giving Republicans and right wing figures denigrating nicknames.

Democrats are praising California Governor Gavin Newsom’s new strategy to counter Donald Trump by using the president's own social media posts to mock him. Democratic strategist Basil Smikle, former White House Deputy Director of Platforms under President Biden Megan Coyne,

Governor Newsom continues to troll and mimic President Trump on social media, and now he has gone after Kid Rock.

Obama's comments came as efforts in Texas, encouraged by President Trump, aim to strengthen GOP control ahead of next year's elections.

The reaction to the California governor's pitch-perfect parody of Trump is shining a light on the absurd behavior of the president of the United States.

A one-word post by President Donald Trump on Truth Social led to confusion online and trolling from California's governor.

Shreveport councilman condemns California Gov. Gavin Newsom for 'throwing shade' at city with carnage comments about Speaker Mike Johnson's hometown.

For a decade, Trump has blazed trails online. And now, Newsom has found that by replicating Trump’s posts to the point of outright parody and trolling, he’s effectively gamed social media algorithms and colonized X’s typically right-coded “for you” tab.