SAD!!!!!!

For years, President Donald Trump has leaned on all-caps social media posts to seize consideration on-line. His Truth Social feed usually reads like a endless shouting match. However, that modified after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) started mocking the president’s type in dozens of posts interspersed amongst his common missives.

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This has been occurring for the higher a part of per week, and appears to have gotten to Trump’s ego, as his newest Truth Social posts aren’t in his basic all-caps type.

The shift got here as redistricting battles heated up nationwide. Republicans in Texas tried to push by means of a mid-decade redistricting map that would add as much as 5 new GOP seats within the House. Meanwhile, Democrats threatened countermeasures in their very own states. Newsom escalated issues by turning Trump’s favourite on-line weapon towards him.

What occurred between Trump and Newsom?

Newsom blasted out parody messages that regarded and gave the impression of a Trump rant. In his posts, he branded the president “DONALD ‘TACO’ TRUMP,” a dig tied to Trump’s behavior of lacking tariff deadlines that stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out.”

The governor warned that California would possibly redraw its map if Trump stored backing Texas Republicans. He accused Trump of “playing with fire” and destabilizing democracy. Importantly, Newsom additionally pointed to his authority to name a particular election so voters might weigh in on a California poll measure.

Imitating Trump’s manner of writing, Newsom tweeted on Aug 13, “DONALD ‘TACO’ TRUMP,  AS MANY CALL HIM, ‘MISSED’ THE DEADLINE!!! CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE ‘BEAUTIFUL MAPS,’ THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS THEY WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY (DEMS TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!). BIG PRESS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH POWERFUL DEMS AND GAVIN NEWSOM — YOUR FAVORITE GOVERNOR — THAT WILL BE DEVASTATING FOR ‘MAGA.’ THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! — GN.”

His put up racked up greater than 6.3 million views and earned widespread consideration. It even borrowed Trump’s signature tone: exaggerated capitalization, boasts about “beautiful maps” and “taking back the house,” in addition to the basic send-off of “Thank you for your attention to this matter!” 

It didn’t take lengthy earlier than Trump noticeably toned down his signature posting type. His newest Truth Social messages appeared nearly calm by comparability. In one put up from Trump’s Truth Social account, he posted merely, “Bela.” Newsom’s account jumped on the alternative, tweeting, “WE BROKE DONALD TRUMP” together with a screenshot of the put up.

In response to one in all Trump’s prolonged, uncapitalized posts about Putin, Newsom posted, “WOW! Very few all caps (low energy!)”

Reactions on X to Trump’s sudden change

On X, many customers joked about Trump shedding his caps-lock confidence. One put up claimed, “Yes, Newsom’s all-caps posts are getting annoying. That’s the precise point. He’s proving how childish and exhausting Trump’s posts are. But, more than anything, it’s stifling Dumpy’s own reputation for all-caps posting. Another FOX paradox. Hilarity to ensue…”

Others argued that Newsom had cracked Trump’s on-line persona by exposing it as straightforward parody. 

Another consumer shared the conclusion that “I just realized Trump can’t post his childish shit anymore without sounding like @GavinNewsom’s prank posts.”

So far, there are not any indicators of Newsom stopping anytime quickly.

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