California Governor Gavin Newsom over the previous couple of months has garnered consideration for his new strategy to social media. Seemingly following Trump‘s lead, not solely is he tweeting in all caps, however he is speaking about what needs to be irrelevant points to authorities officers, just like the rebranding of Cracker Barrel, and signing off with “Thanks in your consideration to this matter.” It caught sufficient consideration that Vice President J.D. Vance went on Fox Information to say that Newsom “cannot mimic President Trump‘s type. He’s who he’s,” to which Newsom eloquently responded, “Sofa boy, I am not mimicking Dozy Don. I am mocking him. Solely somebody with a regulation diploma from Chuck E. Cheese may very well be as dumb as you!!! – GCN.”
And Child Rock has had removed from a spotless profession. For many years, he is come below hearth for utilizing the Accomplice flag in performances, utilizing homophobic slurs and doubling down on it by utilizing the identical one once more, combating Tommy Lee on the VMAs, telling Rolling Stone “Persons are like, ‘Beyoncé’s scorching. Bought a pleasant f—ing a–.’ I’m like, ‘Cool, I like skinny white chicks with huge tits.’ Doesn’t actually f—ing do a lot for me,” promoting pro-Trump shirts, supporting Morgan Wallen after Wallen was caught saying a racial slur, and earlier this 12 months, acting at Trump‘s inauguration. Since his reasonably unfavourable efficiency, he turned an in depth advisor to Trump with reference to ticket gouging laws earlier in March.
Again in August, Governor Gavin Newsom tweeted that he “hated” Child Rock earlier than later asking the subsequent day if “anybody seen that since I mentioned “I hate Child Rock” he is now not ‘scorching?’.” And it looks as if Governor Newsom has taken it a step even additional yesterday (twentieth September) by tweeting, “Due to his horrific music, California will indefinitely droop Child Rock from performing within the Golden State. You are welcome! – GCN.”
Sources like ThePRP imagine that Newsom‘s feedback could also be in relation to ABC suspending Jimmy Kimmel‘s late evening tv present and the FCC’s involvement within the suspension, signalling bigger points concerning freedom of speech. There are blended experiences that Disney, the proprietor of ABC, has misplaced anyplace from $1.5 billion to $3.87 billion in inventory worth attributable to subscriber’s cancelling their Disney+ subscriptions by the bucketload. Regardless, Newsom could have taken concern with what seems to be silencing voices that criticise Trump, and has barred Child Rock from performing in California for the foreseeable future.
It must also be famous that Governor Gavin Newsom has been a staunch supporter of free speech, even inviting the deceased Charlie Kirk to be a visitor on his podcast the place the 2 had a civil debate over the course of an hour, even laughing right here and there. With that in thoughts, Newsom‘s suspension of Child Rock performances could make it really feel extra like a commentary about free speech than anything.
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