It seems like a common occurrence in recent years that California's Governor Gavin Newsom—instead of minding his own state's business and working to enrich the lives of its citizens and unleash the prosperity of its business owners—pokes around in an effort to pick a fight with red states and their chief executives.
Most prominent along these lines is his feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of course, who he dared to meet him one-on-one for a debate about the merits of red versus blue states in December 2023.
Then more recently, much of Newsom's ire has been directed at President Donald Trump, possibly in hopes of raising his national profile leading up to a potential run for president in 2028. He isn't exactly able to run on how he's brought California to its knees with wrongheaded liberal policies on green energy, illegal immigration, and other issues.
In fact, on illegals, the governor was forced into an embarrassing pickle of a situation back in May, when he had to leave out giving illegal aliens free healthcare at taxpayer expense from the state's latest budget; California's coffers just didn't have the dough to cover it, it turns out.
It followed Newsom's having to scrap a request to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the waning days of the Biden administration, which would have forced most trucks sold in the country to be built as EVs (electric vehicles).
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On Thursday, we were also reminded of Newsom's ignorance of and/or disdain for the U.S. Constitution and the will of California voters, as legislation he boasted about signing into law—with the aid and comfort of a Democrat supermajority—was found to be counter to Second Amendment protections, as my colleague Jennifer Van Laar wrote.
But Newsom found himself so triggered by another Republican governor's social media post on Friday, that he beclowned himself in the process of trying to lay down what he apparently considered a scalding burn.
The jewel in the crown for Republicans in Oklahoma's legislative session that ended on June 1—Governor Kevin Stitt's main priority—was passing an income tax cut for most working people, which ended up being a quarter-percent reduction, from 4.75 percent to 4.5 percent--the wider goal being the elimination of the state income tax, known as the "path to zero," in hopes of joining the nine other U.S. states to do so.
GOP State Sen. Dusty Deevers filed two bills in January to repeal the state's personal income tax — one would reduce the rate further, while the other would abolish it completely, according to conservative think tank, The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs.
Republicans, as I said, were victorious; the tax rate was cut in late May (pretty much along party lines, 34-11 in the Senate and 74-19 in the House), something that the governor mentioned in an X post on Thursday:
We’re phasing out Oklahoma’s income tax— finally. And once we get to zero, Oklahoma will be rollin like never before.
— Governor Kevin Stitt (@GovStitt) July 24, 2025
In case you can't see the post, it reads:
We’re phasing out Oklahoma’s income tax— finally. And once we get to zero, Oklahoma will be rollin like never before.
Gov. Newsom reshared the post, adding in his two cents, claiming it's California that is giving OK a "tax break" somehow because of federal taxes its citizens pay in. He wrote:
Oklahoma relies on California for critical federal tax dollars that fund education, healthcare and — apparently — this new tax break.
You're welcome, @GovStitt
Stitt got the last word, though, giving Newsom a fictitious "award"-- as Oklahoma’s Economic Developer of the Year:
Congrats to @GavinNewsom for winning Oklahoma’s Economic Developer of the Year.
— Governor Kevin Stitt (@GovStitt) July 25, 2025
I love talking to Californians who have moved to Oklahoma for our great business friendly culture! Come visit us sometime! https://t.co/x5sl1WeUk2 pic.twitter.com/VXp1Zjly7F
I mean, could that response be any more chef's kiss?
And while red state governors like Stitt keep their noses to the grindstone, reducing the tax burden on their citizens, what is the Golden State's governor keeping his attention on?
A top @realDonaldTrump ally handed me a Trump 2028 hat — these people aren’t joking.
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) July 25, 2025
If we don’t stop this anti-democracy movement now, the 2028 election may look nothing like what we expect in a free country.
You've got to hand it to radical progressive Dems like Newsom and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), the latter of whom was last seen on Friday striking a metal container with a spoon to support "Palestinians." Even the most creative satire writers throughout history could not make up something better.
Editor’s Note: The Democrat Party has never been less popular as voters reject its globalist agenda.
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