Politics
Gavin Newsom Trolls Trump for Strange Magic Bed Video
By Jake Beardslee · September 28, 2025
Newsom Mocks Trump’s AI Video
California Governor Gavin Newsom ridiculed President Donald Trump after the 79-year-old posted an AI-generated video promoting so-called “Medbeds.” “Trump is about to shut down the government and rip health care from 20 million Americans. What’s he doing? Posting AI-generated slop about ‘miracle hospital beds’ that cure all illness,” Newsom's press office wrote on X, adding, “DONALD TRUMP HAS LOST IT.” Jack Gruber / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Trump Shares Dubious AI Clip
Late Saturday, Trump posted a fabricated Fox News segment featuring his daughter-in-law Lara Trump introducing an AI-generated clip of him promising, “Every American will soon receive their own Medbed card” from the Oval Office. Jack Gruber / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Government Shutdown Looms
The controversy emerged as a potential government shutdown looms. Without a budget agreement by October 1, federal operations could halt. Democrats are demanding a permanent extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act enrollees and a rollback of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” Medicaid cuts. “Cancel the cuts, lower the costs, save healthcare. Not complicated,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said, underscoring the stakes of the standoff. Andy Abeyta/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Newsom’s Broader Offensive
The AI-video jab capped a week of high-profile political trolling for Newsom. Earlier, he used X’s AI tool Grok to counter a Daily Wire headline blaming Democrats for the looming shutdown, noting that Republicans currently control all three branches of government. Jack Gruber / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images