by Sharelle B. McNair
February 23, 2026
Generally you simply need to learn the room.
California Governor Gavin Newsom drew a crowd—and a few criticism—throughout his Younger Man in a Hurry ebook tour after making a remark a few low SAT rating and evaluating it to a majority Black crowd in Atlanta.
Newsom sat down with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to present his two cents on how the Democratic social gathering ought to cope with President Donald Trump and MAGA forward of the crucial midterm election season.
He inspired social gathering voters to regulate their tone, saying, “We will study to be just a bit bit extra humorous.”
“Generally much less judgmental. Simply let it movement a bit of bit,” the outspoken governor mentioned.
Maybe Newsom ought to have taken his personal recommendation.
Throughout the dialog, Newsom, rumored to be placing in his bid for president in 2028, tried to be relatable to the viewers, letting them know, “I’m such as you. I’m no higher than you.”
“I’m a 960 SAT man, and I’m not making an attempt to offend anybody, act all there should you acquired 940, however actually a 960 SAT man,” Newsom mentioned.
Then went on to confess that they’d by no means learn a speech.
“I can not learn a speech.”
The rating remarks didn’t go over so effectively on social media, with one consumer calling it “essentially the most racist factor I’ve ever heard.”
Different customers like @milagropress centered on the viewers’s response. “He’s not like me. I might learn by 4, have all the time been in gifted/accelerated applications/programs, & scored effectively on my ACT and SAT,” she mentioned on X.
“It’s disheartening to take heed to a room of black individuals snort alongside to being mocked.”
One other information supply in contrast his feedback to these of different cringeworthy remarks, like “Poor children are simply as shiny as white children” from former President Joe Biden and New York Governor Kathy Hochul, who as soon as mentioned, “Black kids don’t know what a pc is.”
Nevertheless, throughout a latest CNN interview, Newsom continued the dialog about being dyslexic and the way it has formed his story as a politician, calling it a “freedom” and a “superpower.”
Whereas he’s typically celebrated for his steady pushback in opposition to Trump, specifically for main the Proposition 50 effort for Democrats in opposition to Republicans making an attempt to take over Texas, in response to the Atlanta Journal-Structure, when it comes to social media, Newsom’s marketing campaign has gotten off to a rocky begin.
“His 2028 marketing campaign is already COOKED,” @BehizyTweets mentioned.
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