Forget lofty policy debates and carefully worded statements — the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom is now operating as a relentless, headline-grabbing political provocateur, and its target is none other than President Donald Trump.
The latest instalment in this highly public feud saw Newsom's team engage in some extraordinary 'rage-baiting', declaring a political foe, Joe Biden, 'The Best President in Modern American History' in a social media post, accompanying the message with an image and the simple, defiant caption: 'TRUE'. This kind of open, pointed mockery from an official state-level press office is highly unusual, reflecting a deliberate strategy to troll the president, who remains a central figure in American politics.
