Gavin Newsom is having a moment. In the national struggle over U.S. House control, perhaps no politician has more at stake than the California governor, who has emerged as the leading Democratic adversary to President Donald Trump in what many see as a lightly masked trial run for his own future White House bid.

The California governor is using President Trump's notable social media playbook and turning it on Republicans.

The official X accounts for the Democratic Party and California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office attacked the controversial Cracker Barrel logo redesign.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked ex-House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday for bringing up Bed Bath & Beyond while attacking Democrats ’ congressional redistricting plan for their state, a counteroffensive against Texas Republicans ’ Trump-approved gerrymandering.

Adopting Trump's low-bar social media tactics, the X account of Newsom's press office has spent recent weeks mimicking the president's social media style to troll the trollers.

CNN's Harry Enten explained how Gavin Newsom's continued feud with Donald Trump is leading to "a rising tide of support."

This is not about California’s voters. It is not even really about congressional maps. It is about Gavin Newsom, the 2028 election, and a national Democratic electorate that has grown restless with passive leadership.

Democrats are searching for a leader to take on President Trump. Gov. Gavin Newsom embraced that role with new online trolling and a proposed gerrymander to counter a GOP power play in Texas.