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Gavin Newsom poured water on Trump\u2019s cabinet meeting, implying the president is suffering from dementia(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\nCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom took to X to suggest Donald Trump has dementia after the President called him ‘Newscum’ in a televised cabinet meeting<\/p>\n
08:46, 27 Aug 2025Updated 09:01, 27 Aug 2025<\/p>\n
Gavin Newsom poured water on Trump\u2019s cabinet meeting, implying the president is suffering from dementia(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n
California Governor Gavin Newsom<\/a> torched Donald Trump\u2019s latest Cabinet meeting, all but accusing the president of having dementia<\/a>.<\/p>\n The war of words erupted after Trump<\/a>, 79, went off on a rambling tangent about California\u2019s wildfires, claiming he had to force the state to \u201cturn on the water.\u201d Midway through the televised meeting, he slammed the governor as \u201cNewscum\u201d and declared he personally ordered water to be restored to fire hydrants during the recent infernos.<\/p>\n \u201cThere was no water,\u201d Trump said. \u201cSo we sent hundreds of millions of gallons a day into the Pacific Ocean. They turn a valve. The valve heads out. We turned the valve back. I actually had to do it using force.\u201d In response, Newsom posted a video clip of Trump\u2019s remarks on X, alongside a screenshot of a conversation with Grok, the platform\u2019s AI chatbot.<\/p>\n Content cannot be displayed without consentREAD MORE: Trump makes ‘creepy’ comment about Attorney General Pam Bondi in Cabinet meeting<\/a>READ MORE: Donald Trump shares his feelings about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce engagement<\/a><\/p>\n The governor asked: \u201cDo people with dementia repeat false things over and over again?\u201d It replied: \u201cYes, people with dementia can repeat false statements or beliefs, a behaviour often linked to memory impairments and cognitive changes.<\/p>\n \u201cThis can manifest as confabulation, where they create or repeat false memories to fill gaps in recollection, or perseveration, where they fixate on a particular idea or statement,\u201d the chatbot continued.<\/p>\n California officials have repeatedly refuted Trump\u2019s version of events. During the January wildfires, hydrants in Los Angeles did run dry, but the city cited \u201ctremendous demand\u201d as the cause. The state\u2019s Department of Water Resources dismissed Trump\u2019s claim that the military was deployed to restore supply, confirming federal water pumps had simply resumed operation after a scheduled maintenance break.<\/p>\n Still, Trump\u2019s team hit back. A spokesperson said: \u201cNewscum will say anything to distract from his terrible handling of the California wildfires that President Trump had to come in and clean up.\u201d<\/p>\n The feud comes amid increasing scrutiny of Trump\u2019s mental health and mounting concerns over his ability to govern. Over the past month alone, the president has repeatedly confused the names of countries, individuals, and historical periods.<\/p>\n He referred to the Democratic Republic of the Congo as \u201cthe Republic of Condo,\u201d called the Russian city of St Petersburg by its Soviet-era name \u201cLeningrad,\u201d and thanked a non-existent \u201cKristi Whitmer\u201d – seemingly a conflation of South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.<\/p>\n Trump also recently mistook Noem for LPGA<\/a> golfer Cristie Kerr. Newsom, meanwhile, has seized the opportunity to highlight what he views as Trump\u2019s cognitive decline, ramping up his own online presence with Trump-style social media tactics.<\/p>\n Get Donald Trump updates straight to your WhatsApp! <\/p>\n As the world attempts to keep up with Trump’s antics, the Mirror has launched its very own US Politics WhatsApp community where you’ll get all the latest news from across the pond.<\/p>\n We’ll send you the latest breaking updates and exclusives all directly to your phone. Users must download or already have WhatsApp on their phones to join in.<\/p>\n All you have to do to join is click on this link<\/a><\/strong>, select ‘Join Chat’ and you’re in! We may also send you stories from other titles across the Reach group.<\/p>\n We will also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don\u2019t like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose Exit group. If you\u2019re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Donald](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/3_Trump-25238614126722.jpg\")
Trump took aim at Governor \u201cNewscum\u201d and repeated a claim that the US government had to force California to \u201cturn on the water\u201c(Image: AP)<\/p>\n![\"Gavin](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2_Election-2026-Redistricting-25233838238645.jpg\")
Newsom\u2019s stinging response comes as he infuriated MAGA voters by mimicking Trump\u2019s social media strategy in recent weeks(Image: AP)<\/p>\n
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Newsom’s office has trolled Trump, making several all-caps X posts each day, and also started selling Trump-inspired merch(Image: x.com\/GavinNewsom)<\/p>\n