Gavin Newsom launches Substack to fight 'disinformation'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom already had a podcast. Now helium has a Substack, too.

Newsom launched his ain tract Tuesday connected the fashionable spot for autarkic journalists, calling it a mode to "break done "the noise."

"We person to flood the portion and proceed to chopped done the right-wing disinformation machine," helium wrote successful the station that was accompanied by a video of the politician speaking.

"There's truthful overmuch mis and disinformation retired there, there's truthful overmuch noise, I don't request to archer you that," Newsom said. "The question is, however bash we interruption done each of that sound and prosecute successful existent conversations? And that's wherefore I'm launching connected Substack. I anticipation you'll travel maine truthful we tin proceed to prosecute successful a two-way speech astatine this captious infinitesimal successful our history."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom waits for President Donald Trump and archetypal woman Melania Trump to measurement disconnected Air Force One upon their accomplishment astatine Los Angeles International Airport successful Los Angeles connected Jan. 24. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)

GOV GAVIN NEWSOM: TRUMP IS TRYING TO DESTROY OUR DEMOCRACY. DO NOT LET HIM

Newsom kicked disconnected his caller project by sharing his Fox News Digital op-ed connected Tuesday titled, "Trump is trying to destruct our democracy. Do not fto him." He besides posted an interrogation with Democratic strategist and TikToker Aaron Parnas.

He told Parnas that joining caller media platforms similar Substack was "foundational and fundamental" to Democratic strategy and outreach going guardant and that his enactment indispensable get much "aggressive" with their messaging.

Newsom launched his ain podcast successful March, "This is Gavin Newsom," wherever he's conversed with wide allies but besides pro-Trump figures similar Charlie Kirk and Newt Gingrich.

The apt 2028 Democratic statesmanlike campaigner already has a precocious profile, but he's held the spotlight adjacent much successful caller weeks arsenic California became the epicenter of the Trump administration's amerciable migration crackdown. 

Newsom has spoken retired harshly against President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles to quell unrest generated by anti-ICE protests.

"These are men and women trained successful overseas combat, not home instrumentality enforcement. We grant their work and their bravery. But we bash not privation our streets militarized by our ain Armed Forces," Newsom wrote for Fox News Digital.

A protester places debris successful a occurrence arsenic Border Patrol unit successful riot cogwheel and state masks basal defender extracurricular an concern parkland successful Paramount, Calif., connected Saturday, June 7, 2025.  (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

"With this act, President Trump has betrayed our soldiers, the American people, and our halfway traditions; soldiers are being ordered to patrol the precise aforesaid American communities they swore to support successful wars overseas. The deployment of national soldiers successful L.A. doesn’t support our communities – it traumatizes them," helium wrote.

Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a suit accusing Trump of overstepping his bounds by illegally deploying the National Guard to quell the unrest. Last week, a national justice sided with California successful his ruling and directed Trump to instrumentality power of National Guard troops to Newsom's command.

Gavin Newsom attends Vogue World: Hollywood Press Announcement astatine Chateau Marmont connected March 26, 2025 successful Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/WireImage)

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly blasted the ruling arsenic an "abuse of power" that "puts our brave national officials successful danger" and said the Trump medication would entreaty the decision.

A national appeals tribunal stayed the ruling and volition perceive arguments Tuesday to reappraisal whether Trump tin support utilizing California’s National Guard to support migration enforcement officials and quell protests.

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