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CIVIL WAR: Gavin Newsom Goes to WAR with Obama as Democrat Party Implodes

Gary FranchiFebruary 17, 202672 views
CIVIL WAR: Gavin Newsom Goes to WAR with Obama as Democrat Party Implodes

The Democrat Party is tearing itself apart at the seams, and it's a beautiful thing to watch.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has launched a stunning public attack on none other than Barack Obama, signaling that the civil war within the Democratic Party has officially begun. While President Trump continues to deliver on his America First agenda, the left can't even agree on who's to blame for their historic collapse.

Newsom Breaks with Obama

The conflict erupted after Obama reportedly criticized the direction of the Democratic Party, prompting Newsom to fire back with unusual ferocity. The slick-haired California governor, who clearly still harbors presidential ambitions despite his state's catastrophic failures, apparently decided that throwing the former president under the bus was his best path forward.

And honestly? He might not be wrong about the political calculus, even if he's wrong about everything else.

The Democratic Party is facing an existential crisis. Their 2024 defeat wasn't just a loss—it was a repudiation. Americans rejected their open borders, their weaponized government, their inflation, their woke nonsense, and their fundamental contempt for working people. Now the finger-pointing has begun, and nobody wants to take the blame.

The Left's Circular Firing Squad

What we're witnessing is the inevitable result of a party that has completely lost touch with everyday Americans. For years, Democrats relied on Obama's celebrity status and media sycophants to paper over their radical agenda. But the mask has slipped, and now they're fighting over the wreckage.

Newsom represents the California progressive wing—the faction that believes the party simply wasn't left-wing ENOUGH. They want more green energy mandates, more illegal immigration, more identity politics, more of everything that voters just rejected.

Obama and his allies, meanwhile, are desperately trying to rebrand as moderates, as if we've all forgotten that his administration was the one that weaponized the IRS against conservatives and built the surveillance state.

Here's the truth neither side wants to admit: it doesn't matter which faction wins this fight. Both wings of the Democrat Party are fundamentally hostile to American values, individual liberty, and constitutional governance.

Meanwhile, Trump Keeps Winning

While Democrats are busy tearing each other apart, President Trump is actually governing. The border is being secured. Illegal aliens are being deported. The DOGE initiative under Elon Musk is slashing government waste. American energy production is ramping up.

This is what happens when you have a president who actually loves his country and keeps his promises. The contrast couldn't be more stark.

The Democrat civil war is a symptom of a deeper disease: a party that has chosen coastal elites over middle America, illegal immigrants over citizens, and government control over individual freedom. No amount of internal fighting will fix that fundamental problem.

The Bottom Line

Patriots, grab your popcorn. Watching Newsom and Obama go at each other is better than any reality TV show. These are the same people who lectured us about "unity" and "democracy" while trying to jail their political opponents and silence conservative voices.

Now they're turning those same tactics on each other, and frankly, they deserve every bit of it.

The question isn't whether the Democrat Party will recover from this civil war—it's whether there will be anything left worth salvaging when they're done. Given their complete rejection of American values, most patriots won't lose any sleep over the answer.

What do you think—is this the beginning of the end for the Democrat Party as we know it?

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Gary Franchi

Award-winning journalist covering breaking news, politics & culture for Next News Network.

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SwampDrainerVerifiedFeb 17, 2026
About time someone called out the Obama shadow presidency operation.
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ConstitutionDefenderVerifiedFeb 17, 2026
The Democrat establishment is panicking because they're losing control of their own narrative. Newsom thinks he can just steamroll over the Obama wing, but Barry still has serious pull in that party.
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RedStateRealistVerifiedFeb 18, 2026
Obama's been pulling strings behind the scenes for years. This should get interesting.
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TrumpTrain2024VerifiedFeb 17, 2026
This is exactly what we need - let them tear each other apart while we unite behind America First principles.
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SmallGovAdvocateVerifiedFeb 17, 2026
What exactly did Newsom say to set Obama off? The article mentions a war but I want to know the specific comments that started this.
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TexasRed47VerifiedFeb 18, 2026
I've been saying for years that Newsom has presidential ambitions. Obama probably sees him as a threat to the establishment's chosen candidate.
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CaliforniaExileVerifiedFeb 18, 2026
As someone who fled California under Newsom's policies, I can tell you he's absolutely toxic. If he's fighting with Obama, that tells you how far left the party has gone that even Obama isn't liberal enough.
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FreedomFirstVerifiedFeb 18, 2026
🍿 Pass the popcorn! Love watching the left implode.
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AmericaStrongVerifiedFeb 18, 2026
Right there with you! Best entertainment we've had in months.
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PatriotMike2024VerifiedFeb 18, 2026
Finally! The mask is coming off and we're seeing the Democrat machine eat itself from the inside.
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ConservativeVoiceVerifiedFeb 18, 2026
Couldn't agree more. This is what happens when you build a party on identity politics instead of actual policy.