All right, Greasy Gav's been making the podcast rounds to pimp his new book. But sadly, no amount of hair gel can put a shine on his dull ass personality. Let's watch his hands flail on the Adam Freelance show as he desperately tries to explain his goals.
This is funny. What is the thing you want to like you want to accomplish like politically? I you know I don't I don't have like a brand.
I'm a Sarge Shriber Democrat. I'm into that whole 60s, the vernacular of the 60s, solving for ignorance and poverty and disease and the spirit of the 60s and the spirit of King and you know and how the non-violent movement and Gandhi and you know Havl and the moment Greg Gutfeld turned his attention to Gavin Newsome that polished California image suddenly started looking a lot less perfect. From Newsome's confident California persona to his carefully packaged political image Gutfeld began pulling at every loose thread.
But then came the line that changed the whole conversation. Suddenly, this wasn't just another roast. It became a much sharper question.
Was America watching a real leader or someone simply auditioning for the part? Then there's Gavin, who says he'll consider a White House run. I'm looking forward to who presents themselves in 2028 and and who meets that moment and and and that's the question for the American people.
they'll make after the 2026 midterms. You're going to give it serious thought. Yeah, I'd be lying otherwise.
I I'd just be lying and I'm I can't do that. [cheering] [laughter] I'd be lying and I can't do that. Well, since you can't lie, what tequila were you nursing while the Pacific Palicides burn?
Greg Gutfeld just found a new target. And somehow Gavin Newsome walked straight into the comedy crossfire wearing the political equivalent of a designer suit and a giant neon sign saying, "Please make fun of me. " Because when Gutfeld starts picking apart a politician, Subtlety usually heads for the nearest emergency exit.
pretending that he's like this scrappy underdog, but he really is an elite overdog that hasn't done anything of any difference or value for California. So, he has to pick fights. I mean, think about the the response to the Palestin.
That's on his watch. There's the exodus of of people leaving uh California there, the taxes, like you say, there's corruption. And I think he's trying to say, "Look, I can have fun uh and spar with podcasters.
" So you might think things are fine, that there aren't and Newsome represents exactly the kind of polished political image Gutfeld loves to poke at. Perfect hair, polished talking points, plenty of confidence, and just enough California swagger to make the whole thing feel like a campaign commercial that somehow wandered onto a comedy show. That one word of what has made me a fan of Adam Freedelland.
Gab also sat down with Katie Kurrick who hit him with some devastating stats about his state. Watch. California has the highest tax rate, the highest poverty.
I thought that I thought we established that was a good thing. Well, maybe it's not so good for for everyone, right? The highest poverty rate tied with Louisiana, the highest unemployment, and as Nick Kristoff of the New York Times recently wrote, Mississippi schools outperform California schools, especially for poor.
So, what happens when Gutfeld stops treating Newsome like just another politician and starts treating him like a walking punchline? Let's just say the hair survived, but the polished image took a serious hit. Somewhere between political commentary and late night comedy, Greg Gutfeld seems to have decided that Gavin Newsome is simply too easy a target to pass up.
You haven't seen this? Holy You know what's funny about Newsome? He has the skills, but he has no appeal.
Yeah. Like it's got to be frustrating for him to have the looks, the glibness, the assertiveness, the confidence, yet no dedicated fan base. He's like the least talented member of a boy band.
And it's kind of sad. You know what? You know, people always compare him to the uh Christian Bale character in American Psycho.
They're totally wrong. He's Harry Ellis from Die Hard, the coke sniffing executive who says, "Hey Bubby, I'm your white knight. " You don't.
And honestly, that might be Nuome's biggest problem. Gutfeld doesn't need a complicated argument when Newsome already has the perfect hair, polished speeches, expensive suits, and the confidence of someone who never loses an argument with a mirror. Nuome has carefully built the image of a modern presidential style communicator.
He looks in sounds like someone assembled by political consultants with one goal, make him look presidential. Then Gutfeld walks in. His comedy thrives on exposing the gap between how politicians see themselves and how everyday people see them.
And with Newsome, that gap is hard to miss. Newsome brings the polished political image while Gutfeld brings the guy in the back of the room asking why is everyone taking this so seriously. On Ben Shapiro's podcast, Gavin Newsome refused to answer if boys could become girls.
He said he has a lot of empathy for transgenders being that he also That's my why. Ah, the best. Then he asked the guy to answer the question for him.
What do you think I should say? Yeah. And then that 14-year-old said, "What?
" [laughter] So, uh, yeah. I look, the best thing for Republicans and the worst thing for Gavin Newsome is for G. Once Guffeld starts pulling at that thread, Newsome's polished political image begins to unravel.
He has become closely tied to the California brand, confidence, optimism, reinvention, and all the familiar California flare. But being highly recognizable also gives comedians plenty to work with. The more polished the image, the easier it becomes to poke fun at the details, and Gutfeld's comedy thrives on contradiction.
Nam can speak like a serious statesman while looking like he's one commercial breakaway from launching a luxury skincare brand called Executive. You could be the governor of any state. What would it be?
And you might say, "Oh, it's te I would be in Texas. Live free or die. " No, that's New Hampshire.
Just live free. Whatever. It's it's or just die.
Die [laughter] or just It's California. Because people can live under the most incompetent governance ever, but it's still California, right? Yeah.
And you got the best weather, the best environment. It's a beautiful state. As much as I grew up there, I love it there.
And if you're rich, you can pay the outrageous taxes and live far away from the rabble, the stinky. That contrast is comedy gold. But Gutfeld's takedown isn't really about Newsome's appearance.
The bigger joke is political branding itself. Modern politicians don't just run campaigns anymore. They build carefully polished brands, catchphrases, social media personas, viral moments, rehearsed speeches, and even camera ready expressions.
Newsome understands that game and so does Gutfeld. The difference is that Gutfeld's job is to throw a wrench into that carefully built machine and watch what happens. Politicians can prepare for tough questions and criticism, but they can't always prepare for someone turning their polished persona into the punchline.
That's where Gutfeld comes in. Taking the serious face off politics and asking what happens when we stop treating every political statement like it's automatically profound. Like banging your campaign manager's wife.
Of course, he's just waiting for us to forget that his state looks like an overturned porta potty. But with fake crime statistics and fake boobs, why not have a fake governor? In an interview last week, Newsome painted himself as a latch key kid struggling to make ends meet.
It was also about paying the bills, man. And it was just like hustling. and and so I was out there kind of raising myself uh turning on the Suddenly the grand political image starts looking more like a television commercial and Newsome makes an easy target because his public persona is so polished.
The confidence, the vocabulary, the presentation and of course the hair which seems like it has its own campaign staff that gives Gutfeld plenty of material. Whenever a politician feels overly rehearsed, he turns the entire performance into the joke. The speech becomes a performance.
The suit becomes branding and the confidence starts looking like marketing. It's like opening a gift and finding layer after layer of rapping. Eventually, you start wondering if there's actually a product inside or if the packaging has become the whole product.
Gab's been making the podcast rounds to pip his new book, but sadly no amount of hair gel can put a shine on his dull ass personality. Let's watch his hands flail on the Adam Freelance show as he desperately tries to explain his goals. This is funny.
What is the thing you want to like you want to accomplish like politically? I you know I don't I don't have like a brand. I'm a Sarge Shriber Democrat.
I'm into that whole 60s the vernacular of the 60s solving for ignorance and poverty and disease and the spirit of the 60s. That's where the satire gets sharper. Newsome has built his political image around rising above the usual political noise.
Gutfeld does the opposite. He turns up the sarcasm until that polished image starts looking funny. He pokes at the presentation until the audience sees it from a completely different angle.
Newsome looks like the politician always ready for the camera while Gutfeld asks why the camera needs to be there at all. That translation is where the comedy really works. But there's another layer to the joke because Gutfeld isn't simply making fun of Gavin Newsome.
Just live free. Whatever. It's it's or just die.
[laughter] Die or just It's California. Because people can live under the most incompetent governance ever, but it's still California, right? Yeah.
And you got the best weather, the best environment. It's a beautiful state. As much as I grew up there, I love it there.
And if you're rich, you can pay the outrageous taxes and live far away from the rabble, the stinky rabble. And sure, hundreds of thousands. You can almost picture the room.
One person wants a stronger message. Another demands authenticity and someone else says they need to connect with ordinary Americans. Meanwhile, Gutfeld is probably wondering why nobody just talks like a normal human being.
That's the uncomfortable joke underneath it all. Americans often complain that politicians sound fake, yet politicians respond by trying so hard to sound authentic that they become even more rehearsed. Somehow we created authenticity by committee.
And Newsome doesn't even need to say something ridiculous. Sometimes the polished image does all the work. Picture a perfectly styled politician delivering a perfectly prepared speech while Gutfeld looks on like he just discovered the world's most expensive PowerPoint presentation.
Do you? No, I don't. That's why I'm just nodding.
I've been in the same room as I know, but I've never really watched. Okay. Harry Ellis, I'm your white.
He goes up to the terrorists cuz he knows that they've got the power and he's like, "Hey, I'm your white knight, Bubby. He's got cocaine all over his face, then he dies, which [laughter] is great. That's that's Gavin Newsome.
He looks for the power. Kamla got beat him in this poll. 29% he was way down.
It tells you these aren't the people that are going to be on the ticket. And it also says, funnily enough, that if Sanders announced that he would enter the That contrast practically writes the punchline itself, like putting Gordon Ramsay in front of a microwave dinner and acting surprised when it gets roasted. That's why Gutfeld works so well against polished politicians.
He doesn't just attack the packaging, he turns the packaging itself into the joke. But underneath the comedy is a more serious point. People have grown skeptical of political theater.
They've watched politicians carefully change their words and image depending on the audience. Eventually, the question becomes simple. Who is actually being real?
Once people start examining the performance instead of just watching it, everything becomes part of the joke. The smile, the hairstyle, the vocabulary, the confidence, and even the dramatic pauses. Then even Trump couldn't help but notice Gavin.
He's in I know him very well. He's incompetent. He's a nice guy.
Looks good. Hi everybody. How you doing?
He's got some strange hand action going. I don't know what the hell is his problem. It's a little weird to be honest.
A little something shaky going on there. Earlier this week, Gav unleashed his inner t-fingered freak. Uh, I came into that recall campaign still arguing that the, you know, all politics is local.
I still had a romantic notion of that. Gut specializes in that exact moment. He takes the seriousness out of the room without ignoring the subject.
That's what good political satire does. It doesn't simply say someone is terrible. It shows how ridiculous the situation can become.
Newsome becomes the character. California becomes the backdrop. and politics turns into an absurd sitcom with Gutfeld acting as the narrator.
The irony is hard to miss. Newsome's world is built around messaging while Gutfeld's comedy is built around tearing that messaging apart. And Gutfeld doesn't need to completely destroy Muome.
Sometimes making the audience laugh is enough. Once people laugh at a powerful politician, that larger than-l life image can start to feel a lot more human. That's the power of satire.
No scandal or political earthquake required.
