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Politician’s Social Media Team’s Post Stirs Debate

Politician’s Social Media Team’s Post Stirs Debate

There’s political strategy, and then there’s just moral rot. What we saw online this week falls squarely in the latter category.

A wave of left-wing activists and anonymous keyboard warriors thought it would be clever to use a literal assassination attempt against President Trump as meme fodder — all in the name of promoting Gavin Newsom’s political future. Yes, really. The same Gavin Newsom who’s trying to solidify himself as the heir apparent of the Democratic Party was casually elevated by a disgusting internet stunt that mocked the near-death experience of a president.


It’s sick. But sadly, not surprising.

Let’s not forget what actually happened in Butler, Pennsylvania, last July. A man was killed. A father, a firefighter — Corey Comperatore — gave his life shielding others from a sniper’s bullet. President Trump was wounded. The Secret Service scrambled. The country held its breath.


This wasn’t a slip-up or a misunderstood joke. The online left knew exactly what they were doing — dragging out a national tragedy to score points for a guy who’s already polling as a frontrunner in a race that hasn’t even started. Newsom’s camp had nothing to do with the memes directly, but they certainly haven’t condemned them either. And when your whole brand is “polished alternative to Trump,” silence speaks volumes.

Even MSNBC couldn’t swallow the spectacle. Joe Scarborough — hardly a MAGA ally — openly criticized Newsom’s tone and strategy. If Scarborough is calling your play “embarrassing,” you might want to take a second look at the playbook.


Yes, Gavin Newsom’s carefully choreographed media blitz has succeeded in one sense: he’s the name being floated more than any other Democrat for 2028. But what does it say about the state of our political discourse when mocking an assassination attempt is seen as acceptable collateral damage for raising a profile?


There’s no excuse for this kind of behavior, not from anonymous trolls and certainly not from the culture that rewards it. One man died, another nearly did — and all some people can think about is the next election.

Written by Mark Stevens - August 21, 2025