Stay Connected
Atlanta Black Star/Entertainment
EntertainmentNHE

‘The Exact Type of Lunatic We Need’: Donald Trump Supporters Explode After Gavin Newsom’s Savage MAGA Takeover

Posted byBy Angelina Velasquez | Published on: CommentsComments (0)

Non-Donald Trump supporters are finally getting on board with the MAGA movement. Only this time, it has nothing to do with supporting the president and instead everything to do with antagonizing him and his radical base.

Leading the charge is California Gov. Gavin Newsom, or as Trump calls him, Gov. Newscum. The Democratic figure has stepped up as Trump’s foremost adversary by hijacking his political campaign and petty social media tactics. Even White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has become a target of his social daggers.

Supporters of Donald Trump are outraged as Gavin Newsom launches MAGA-inspired merch, sells $300K in 24 hours. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

The acronym recognized as Make America Great Again has represented Trump’s political ideals since 2012 — though it lacks originality considering its origins date back to Ronald Reagan’s 1980 slogan, “Let’s Make America Great Again!”

In an Aug. 24 X post, Newsom proclaimed, “SOON ‘MAGA’ WILL HAVE A WHOLE NEW MEANING! COMING SOON FOR YOUR NEXT BOAT PARADE! YOU ARE VERY WELCOME, PATRIOTS!” The tweet also showed a blue flag that revealed the new meaning is Make America Gavin Again. 

‘MAGA Can’t Handle It’: Folks in Stitches After Gavin Newsom Nicknames Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump Jumps In With a Desperate Nickname Reminder

The stunt has proven to be a massive hit on social media, as thousands of users have interacted with the post, especially Trump’s most loyal MAGA members.

At first, a supporter tweeted, “The level of trolling is pretty incredible here lol.” A second person typed, “This the exact type of lunatic we need,” seemingly getting in line with Newsom’s mockery as necessary to combat Trump. 

However, the president’s fan club is livid. “All you can do is be a weak ripoff of Trump..Pathetic Gavin,” remarked one hater.

A third OG MAGA supporter said Newsom was “so desperate to be Trump that you even had to copy his merch… Stick to destroying your own state, Gavin. America’s not signing up for your knockoff brand.”

Also on Aug. 24, Newsom launched his own “Patriot Shop” stocked with MAGA-inspired merchandise. Red hats embroidered with “Newsom Was Right About Everything!” and “Real Patriot,” and a “chosen one” T-shirt with a screen printed photo of Newsom surrounded by Kid Rock, an angel-winged Hulk Hogan, and Tucker Carlson are among the offerings.

According to Newsom, “MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING THIS IS THE GREATEST MERCHANDISE EVER MADE.” The obvious mockery of pro-Trump paraphernalia went live days after the president happily showed off the White House gift shop’s inventory of “Trump 2028” hat collection to foreign leaders.

Independent journalism still matters.

We hope this story was worth your time. For over 14 years, Atlanta Black Star has stayed Black-owned and independently run. We didn't get here by waiting on ad budgets that were never built to prioritize us. Our readers did that.

Corporate support for Black media has always been thin. Outlets like ours get roughly 1% of the $170 billion spent on U.S. advertising each year, and that margin is shrinking further as advertisers walk back the DEI-linked commitments they made in 2020. That's the backdrop. It's not why we're asking.

The wider picture isn't any steadier. Newspaper ad revenue has fallen more than 80% since 2005, and local newsrooms are closing at a rate of roughly two a week nationwide. When outlets go under, it's rarely the ones built to center a Black perspective from the ground up that get to stick around.

We know a request for support isn't why you came here. But without readers choosing to fund this work directly, the depth of reporting we can do at home and abroad shrinks along with everyone else's. If you're not in a position to give, that doesn't change how much we value you as a reader.

If you are able to, a recurring contribution does more for us than a single one-time gift, because it lets us plan the next investigation instead of just the next invoice. It takes about 30 seconds, no long form, no account. Thank you for continuing to support independent journalism and freedom of the press.

Give once Give monthly Support another way

Related Stories

Back to top