Gov. Newsom to a black crowd in GA: "I am like you. I'm a 960 SAT guy. I can't read." pic.twitter.com/4Gk0WKbIYz
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 23, 2026
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He has written in his memoir that he struggled academically and has spoken openly about dyslexia. He previously told The New York Times that he believes he was admitted to Santa Clara in part due to a partial baseball scholarship, downplaying the significance of a recommendation letter from former California Gov. Jerry Brown, who had appointed Newsom’s father to a state appellate judgeship.“I don’t think it’s relevant at all,” Newsom said earlier this month regarding the Brown letter. “The ticket to Santa Clara came through the baseball, not anything else.”
Sean Hannity is absolutely right! Gavin Newsom suffers from the “bigotry of low expectations” and I for one am tired of Democrats (including the likes of Kathy Hochul and Joe Biden) stereotyping Black people. https://t.co/9uwZ9kA7fr
— Tim Scott (@votetimscott) February 23, 2026
Warning: Strong language:
Ted Cruz wrote that Newsom was engaging in “the soft bigotry of low expectations,” reposting a message from political scientist Carol M. Swain that read, “Liberal racism on display.”Gavin Newsom family buys $9M mansion in posh Marin town pic.twitter.com/hNLySvo90Q
— Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld) November 18, 2024
The remarks quickly sparked criticism online, with detractors arguing that Newsom’s attempt at self-deprecation veered into offensive territory
Sen. Tim Scott criticized the governor on X, writing, “Black Americans aren’t your low bar. We’ve built empires, created movements, outworked, outhustled and outsmarted people like you.”Randy Fine (R-Fla.) also weighed in, claiming Newsom had implied he was “like a black person because he got a bad SAT score and can’t read.”
“Wow! Gavin Newscum just dropped out of the Presidential Race!!!”
White test takers averaged 1083.Gov. Newsom to a black crowd in GA: "I am like you. I'm a 960 SAT guy. I can't read." pic.twitter.com/4Gk0WKbIYz
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 23, 2026
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He has written in his memoir that he struggled academically and has spoken openly about dyslexia. He previously told The New York Times that he believes he was admitted to Santa Clara in part due to a partial baseball scholarship, downplaying the significance of a recommendation letter from former California Gov. Jerry Brown, who had appointed Newsom’s father to a state appellate judgeship.“I don’t think it’s relevant at all,” Newsom said earlier this month regarding the Brown letter. “The ticket to Santa Clara came through the baseball, not anything else.”
Sean Hannity is absolutely right! Gavin Newsom suffers from the “bigotry of low expectations” and I for one am tired of Democrats (including the likes of Kathy Hochul and Joe Biden) stereotyping Black people. https://t.co/9uwZ9kA7fr
— Tim Scott (@votetimscott) February 23, 2026
</article></main> In addition to his remark about his SAT score, Newsom added: “And I’m not trying to offend anyone. I’m not trying to act all there if you got 940 … You’ve never seen me read a speech because I cannot read a speech.”
Yeah….here is being featured in a “Children of the Rich” article.
— Kentucky Girl (@Notwokenow) February 23, 2026
All Greasy Gavin Newsom does is LIE. https://t.co/AU2vsa8kog pic.twitter.com/zG0p7AaSPj
Monday's cover: Critics blast Gov. Gavin Newsom's poor little rich guy book https://t.co/VQcCuQ3EQb
— California Post (@californiapost) February 2, 2026
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Ted Cruz wrote that Newsom was engaging in “the soft bigotry of low expectations,” reposting a message from political scientist Carol M. Swain that read, “Liberal racism on display.”Gavin Newsom family buys $9M mansion in posh Marin town pic.twitter.com/hNLySvo90Q
— Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld) November 18, 2024
The remarks quickly sparked criticism online, with detractors arguing that Newsom’s attempt at self-deprecation veered into offensive territory
Sen. Tim Scott criticized the governor on X, writing, “Black Americans aren’t your low bar. We’ve built empires, created movements, outworked, outhustled and outsmarted people like you.” Randy Fine (R-Fla.) also weighed in, claiming Newsom had implied he was “like a black person because he got a bad SAT score and can’t read.” Music artist Nicki Minaj criticized the governor as well, writing that his “way of bonding with black ppl is to tell them how stupid he is & that he can’t read.”Several prominent Republicans and commentators accused Newsom of perpetuating stereotypes
As President Donald Trump put a snarky post on Truth Social, “Wow! Gavin Newscum just dropped out of the Presidential Race!!!”White test takers averaged 1083.Gov. Newsom to a black crowd in GA: "I am like you. I'm a 960 SAT guy. I can't read." pic.twitter.com/4Gk0WKbIYz
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 23, 2026
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He has written in his memoir that he struggled academically and has spoken openly about dyslexia. He previously told The New York Times that he believes he was admitted to Santa Clara in part due to a partial baseball scholarship, downplaying the significance of a recommendation letter from former California Gov. Jerry Brown, who had appointed Newsom’s father to a state appellate judgeship.“I don’t think it’s relevant at all,” Newsom said earlier this month regarding the Brown letter. “The ticket to Santa Clara came through the baseball, not anything else.”
Sean Hannity is absolutely right! Gavin Newsom suffers from the “bigotry of low expectations” and I for one am tired of Democrats (including the likes of Kathy Hochul and Joe Biden) stereotyping Black people. https://t.co/9uwZ9kA7fr
— Tim Scott (@votetimscott) February 23, 2026
Yeah….here is being featured in a “Children of the Rich” article.
— Kentucky Girl (@Notwokenow) February 23, 2026
All Greasy Gavin Newsom does is LIE. https://t.co/AU2vsa8kog pic.twitter.com/zG0p7AaSPj
Monday's cover: Critics blast Gov. Gavin Newsom's poor little rich guy book https://t.co/VQcCuQ3EQb
— California Post (@californiapost) February 2, 2026
Subscribe for home delivery: https://t.co/CJX7yNWVCg pic.twitter.com/DGQRHzAzF8
Warning: Strong language:
Ted Cruz wrote that Newsom was engaging in “the soft bigotry of low expectations,” reposting a message from political scientist Carol M. Swain that read, “Liberal racism on display.”Gavin Newsom family buys $9M mansion in posh Marin town pic.twitter.com/hNLySvo90Q
— Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld) November 18, 2024
The remarks quickly sparked criticism online, with detractors arguing that Newsom’s attempt at self-deprecation veered into offensive territory
Sen. Tim Scott criticized the governor on X, writing, “Black Americans aren’t your low bar. We’ve built empires, created movements, outworked, outhustled and outsmarted people like you.”Randy Fine (R-Fla.) also weighed in, claiming Newsom had implied he was “like a black person because he got a bad SAT score and can’t read.”
“Wow! Gavin Newscum just dropped out of the Presidential Race!!!”
White test takers averaged 1083.Gov. Newsom to a black crowd in GA: "I am like you. I'm a 960 SAT guy. I can't read." pic.twitter.com/4Gk0WKbIYz
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 23, 2026
Rep
He has written in his memoir that he struggled academically and has spoken openly about dyslexia. He previously told The New York Times that he believes he was admitted to Santa Clara in part due to a partial baseball scholarship, downplaying the significance of a recommendation letter from former California Gov. Jerry Brown, who had appointed Newsom’s father to a state appellate judgeship.“I don’t think it’s relevant at all,” Newsom said earlier this month regarding the Brown letter. “The ticket to Santa Clara came through the baseball, not anything else.”
Sean Hannity is absolutely right! Gavin Newsom suffers from the “bigotry of low expectations” and I for one am tired of Democrats (including the likes of Kathy Hochul and Joe Biden) stereotyping Black people. https://t.co/9uwZ9kA7fr
— Tim Scott (@votetimscott) February 23, 2026
