There are certain politicians that I have a visceral — highly negative — reaction to. At the top of the list is California Democrat Senator Adam Schiff, followed closely by Golden State gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-14) and the repellant Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10).
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), the lip-smacking, speech-ripping former speaker of the House, also deserves honorable mention, but let’s be real: she no longer seems to be relevant anymore.
So I understand that not everyone finds President Donald Trump funny or entertaining and thinks his policies are destructive. Many relatives and friends I know cringe at the sight of him.
That doesn’t dissuade me, however, from reaching my own conclusion, which is that he is genuinely funny as hell, is still sharp as a tack at 79 years old, and is dead right on most of the issues. He proved it once again when he phoned into the Fox News show The Five on Thursday.
While the president talked about a number of issues, he was at his best when he exposed California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the failed fraud that he is. I moved to California over 30 years ago, and over the last seven years, I have watched as Gov. Hair Gel and the far-left Democrat legislature have virtually destroyed the state with endless taxes and regulations, one of the most draconian COVID policies in the nation, and an utter inability to solve the problems of homelessness, crime, and fraud.
Trump let him have it:
President Trump unloads on Newsom after explosive interview
Calls it the “worst interview for a professional politician I have ever seen” pic.twitter.com/HTDiLakVOz
— Brandon Straka #WalkAway (@BrandonStraka) March 26, 2026
Trump was asked which of the potential Democrat candidates for president would do better, former Vice President Kamala Harris, who the president crushed in the 2024 election after Biden dropped out, or Newsom.
Trump, as his custom, didn’t hold back:
Well, first of all, he [Newsom] said he can’t read. Okay? You know, he did an interview…
That was maybe the worst interview for a professional politician that I’ve ever seen. He said he’s mentally incompetent. He can’t read a speech. He said things about his brain, he’s got bad Board scores.
And then he looked at the room, and he said something to the effect that, uh, I’m dumb, just like all you people. And he ends up being called a racist because of that statement.
True:
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Trump, ever loquacious, wasn’t done:
This was the worst interview, but he admitted that he was a stupid person. And we don’t want a stupid person as president. And if you watch him with the hands and everything else, there’s something wrong with the guy. [Brutal, but true. Watch the above video if you don’t believe me.]
Uh, he’s a nice looking guy, but he’s losing the look… It happens…
Now, normally, I would condemn a person for making fun of someone’s mental state or learning issues, but this isn’t just “someone” we’re talking about. This is a guy who almost certainly will be running to be the next president of the United States, and we’ve seen that movie before — very recently:
He admits that he suffers from mental disability. He admits it. And somebody said a reporter, a fake reporter, said to me, well, it’s not fair that you talk about he’s mentally disabled.
I said, Yeah, but he said that he’s essentially mentally disabled. And I think it’s fine. I just don’t want it in a president. Okay? We have enough problems. We just had that, by the way.
We went through four years of that, and look what it got us. Not good.
I don’t think Newsom should be disqualified as a serious candidate because of dyslexia, his upbringing, or anything else of that nature. I think he should be soundly rejected by the American voters because he has an unbelievable record of failure, and his woke policies have destroyed countless lives and demolished the California dream.
Bonus coverage: Trump also smoked the liberal on the show, Jessica Tarlov, who, although she wasn’t there for this segment, often looks like she’s experiencing extreme stomach pain and will jump to the defense of even the most ludicrous policies, much to the chagrin of co-host Greg Gutfeld:
HILARIOUS: Jesse Watters: “Next time you do this on ‘The Five’ could we have you on set? Because we really want you to sit next to Jessica.”
President Trump: “I watch Jessica and I’m not a fan. She uses fake numbers. She’ll give, ‘Well he’s only polling at 42%.’ That’s not… pic.twitter.com/iFINM6efn9
— RedWave Press (@RedWavePress) March 26, 2026
President Trump: “I watch Jessica and I’m not a fan. She uses fake numbers. She’ll give, ‘Well he’s only polling at 42%.’ That’s not right. I’m polling very high actually. I hate people that use fake polls.”
“I’m sure I’d like her. I’m sure she’s a lovely person… She’s just not for me.”
“Now tell me, did she not want to do it, or did you kick her off the show?”
Donald Trump is blunt, he is coarse, and he often says things that are not “politically correct.” I get that he’s not everyone’s cup of tea. But after eight years of Barack Obama, four years of Joe Biden, seven years of Gavin Newsom, 39 years of Nancy Pelosi, and 45 years of Chuck Schumer, we’ve seen the Democrats’ playbook, and it’s a mission to destroy everything that makes the United States special.
If it takes a bull in a china shop to right the ship, then so be it. Eat it, Democrats.
Editor’s Note: President Trump is leading America into the “Golden Age” as Democrats try desperately to stop it.
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