The Supreme Court didn’t decide if Trump’s directives on mail-in balloting would be lawful, leaving it open to lawsuits.
Into the crevice steps Gavin Newsom. The Governor who banned photo ID and allows ballot counting to take weeks is again fighting for democracy by suing Trump, claiming it’s an Orwellian attack on voting to not want random mailing of ballots.
Actually, what is Orwellian is not allowing photo ID and taking weeks to count votes when no one else does.
Because SCOTUS did not decide whether Trump’s directives ultimately would be found lawful, it left the door open for additional lawsuits, and right out of the gate, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) was the first to do so.
Newsom called out “Trump’s latest attack on voting,” and announced he would introduce new legislation to “defend democracy.”
WOW. The Supreme Court just let the Trump Admin move ahead (for now) with its plan to disenfranchise voters across the country.
California will be suing AGAIN to block these Orwellian rules from being implemented. https://t.co/4N5mDXV248
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) August 24, 2026
As he fights to defend democracy, he supports the socialist/communist wing.
.@DanaPerino on how communism and socialism are taking over the Democrat Party:
“Democrats are at a crossroads as socialism is gaining steam in the party, and potential 2028 presidential hopeful California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Democrats can’t afford to turn away support….” pic.twitter.com/Px7gsb8tHl
— Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) July 6, 2026
Gavin lies to support the radicals to “defend democracy.”
The mask just slipped entirely. California Governor Gavin Newsom thinks he’s playing a clever political game by soft-launching what he calls “socialism for all.” But we went behind closed doors to listen to what his preferred allies actually want for the future of this country.… pic.twitter.com/cdFfpaPr1Q
— Jillian Michaels (@JillianMichaels) July 17, 2026
Democrats like vote by mail because it can be easily corrupted. If everyone votes by mail, and we have no in-person elections, that’s Orwellian. Mail-in voting is only supposed to be used for special circumstances.
There is no right to vote by mail. lol https://t.co/gwxLKQ2Gza
— The🐰FOO (@PolitiBunny) August 25, 2026