Gavin Newsom says Fox News is a ‘24/7 doom loop,’ however he nonetheless watches

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom had some selection phrases for conservative media in an article posted Monday, however he additionally urged Democrats to be aware of what information shops are discussing and work out methods to penetrate their narratives.

Mr. Newsom instructed Semafor in an interview that Fox News particularly is “quite literally bullsh*t and misinformation,” and a “24/7 doom loop.”

“I’m not naive, I’m not moving the needle at all,” he stated. “The deeper question is: What do we do as Democrats to infect that ecosystem with some reality checks? And it can’t be episodic — you’ve got to go on 24/7.”

The California governor is not any stranger to showing on right-wing media platforms. He’s sat down with Fox News anchor Sean Hannity, most not too long ago proper after the GOP presidential debate in his state. 

He introduced final summer time that he joined former President Donald Trump’s platform Truth Social to fight any “Republican lies,” and though Mr. Newsom hasn’t posted in seven months, his final put up identified data that “Fox and the GOP don’t want you to know.”

And he’s agreed to a “red vs. blue state” debate with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that will likely be moderated by Mr. Hannity in November.

Mr. Newsom instructed Semafor that he started to tune into conservative media in 2021, when Republicans had been transferring in to take away him from as governor.

“That woke me up. And I came to my senses,” he stated. “I just watched that ecosystem and became more absorbed in it. And got a deeper understanding of it, and came out of that a different guy.”

There had been just a few conservative voices that he stated he loved for a time. He known as Fox News host Greg Gutfeld a “good, conservative, comedic and insightful voice,” who sadly fell “into that trap” of demonization and personalization.

He stated that he is aware of Fox News host Jesse Watters effectively, however was “disturbed” by his protection of the assault on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi final yr.

“We have got to have a counteroffensive,” he stated of Democrats responding to what Republicans say within the media. In the interview, he didn’t point out liberal cable information shops comparable to MSNBC.

He stated he stays being a visitor on conservative media present — although he will get flak from his social gathering — as a result of he believes there are “good” and “persuadable folks” which are watching.