The Trump White House unleashed a devastating verbal assault on California Governor Gavin Newsom Tuesday, branding him an "inauthentic slimeball" after the embattled Democrat governor was caught flip-flopping on his administration's radical anti-ICE rhetoric.
In what appears to be a desperate damage control move, Newsom attempted to walk back his office's inflammatory criticism of Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a podcast appearance with Ben Shapiro, suddenly claiming California would cooperate with federal immigration officers.
The dramatic reversal comes as President Trump's mass deportation operation gains steam nationwide, forcing weak-kneed Democrat governors to choose between their radical open-borders base and the rule of law.
Political Opportunist Gets Called Out
White House sources didn't mince words when describing Newsom's shameless political calculation. The administration's harsh "inauthentic slimeball" characterization perfectly captures what millions of Americans already know about the failed governor who has turned the Golden State into a crime-ridden sanctuary for illegal aliens.
"This is exactly the kind of two-faced political opportunism Americans are sick of," a senior White House official told reporters. "Newsom spent years undermining immigration enforcement, and now he's running scared because President Trump means business."
For years, Newsom has been one of the most vocal opponents of common-sense immigration enforcement, turning California into a magnet for illegal immigration while ordinary Californians suffer from skyrocketing crime and housing costs.
Too Little, Too Late
But here's the truth Patriots need to understand: Newsom's sudden "cooperation" isn't genuine leadership—it's political survival. This is the same governor who has spent his entire career coddling criminals and putting illegal aliens before American citizens.
President Trump's decisive action on immigration is already forcing radical Democrats to abandon their extremist positions. The question is: will Americans fall for Newsom's transparent flip-flopping, or will they remember who really stands with law-abiding citizens when it counts?