{"id":8773,"date":"2026-07-17T16:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8773"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:53:14","slug":"gavin-newsom-trashes-trumps-tin-foil-speech-as-a-25th-amendment-moment-ramblings-of-a-mad-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8773","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Newsom Trashes Trump\u2019s \u2018Tin Foil\u2019 Speech as a \u201925th Amendment Moment\u2019: \u2018Ramblings of a Mad King\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5743273\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5743273\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5743273\" src=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Untitled-design-2026-07-17T092402-057-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5743273\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Andrew Leyden | Associated Press)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>California Governor <strong>Gavin Newsom<\/strong> (D) trashed President <strong>Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-goes-on-absolutely-bonkers-rant-about-burn-bags-demands-criminal-probe\/\">election fraud<\/a> speech on Thursday as the \u201cramblings of a mad king\u201d and a \u201clegitimate 25th Amendment moment\u201d as he accused the president of laying the groundwork to undermine this year&#8217;s midterm elections before a single ballot has been cast.<\/p>\n<p>Responding after Trump delivered a speech <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/17\/us\/trump-speech-elections-takeaways.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">filled<\/a> with claims of election fraud, the governor dismissed the president&#8217;s remarks as detached from reality. He argued they were aimed at preserving Republican power in Congress rather than addressing legitimate concerns about voting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, the only thing missing tonight from Donald Trump\u2019s speech was tin foil,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cThis was a legitimate 25th Amendment moment, the ramblings of a mad king.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"e2a0c71cc928043748220172cc478509\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a 25th Amendment moment. <\/p>\n<p>I just watched the ramblings of a mad king and what else can I say \u2014 the only thing missing was tin foil. <\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump is trying to rig our elections and we have to stop him.<\/p>\n<p>Show up and VOTE this November. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iAFPo9GIed\">pic.twitter.com\/iAFPo9GIed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/2077946984758231230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 25th Amendment provides a constitutional process through which a vice president and a majority of the Cabinet can declare a president unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office, temporarily transferring authority to the vice president.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom rejected Trump&#8217;s claims outright: \u201cDon\u2019t get me wrong, foreign interference in our elections, that\u2019s a real thing. Nothing about what you watched tonight, though, was real. It\u2019s make-believe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wants to rig the election in 2026. He knows he\u2019s going to lose. He needs to rig the election before one vote was cast,\u201d he continued. \u201cThat\u2019s what that whole thing was about tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a serious and profound moment where we can either fall prey to cynicism, fear and anxiety or we can step up and step in, mobilize,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Control of Congress is on the table in November as Republicans seek to defend their House majority while Democrats are seeking to capitalize on mounting political headwinds facing the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom argued voters have an opportunity to deliver a decisive verdict on Trump&#8217;s agenda at the ballot box, urging a strong turnout in the fall elections for the chance to \u201cend Donald Trump\u2019s presidency as we know it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/gavin-newsom-trashes-trumps-tin-foil-speech-as-a-25th-amendment-moment-ramblings-of-a-mad-king\/\">Gavin Newsom Trashes Trump\u2019s \u2018Tin Foil\u2019 Speech as a \u201925th Amendment Moment\u2019: \u2018Ramblings of a Mad King\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Andrew Leyden | Associated Press) California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) trashed President Donald Trump&#8217;s election fraud speech on Thursday as the \u201cramblings of a mad king\u201d and a \u201clegitimate 25th Amendment moment\u201d as he accused the president of laying the groundwork to undermine this year&#8217;s midterm elections before a single ballot has been cast. 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