Los Angeles Wildfire Death Toll Reaches 25, Gavin Newsom Rebuffs ‘Newscum’ Criticism: ‘I Can Handle That’

“It’s not about me, it’s about people we both represent,” the California Governor says in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s nickname for him

Gavin Newsom, Palisades fire
California Governor Gavin Newsom surveys damage in Pacific Palisades with CalFire's Nick Schuler and State Senator Alex Padilla on Jan. 8 (Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom downplayed President-elect Donald Trump’s nickname for him as the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires entered their second week, now claiming at least 25 lives.

“This is serious. I get it, I’m not naive, I get the ‘California Derangement Syndrome,’ I’ve been living with that for years and years. ‘Newscum,’ same [since] 7th grade,” he told Jen Psaki on MSNBC on Tuesday.

“I remember the guy on Baltimore Avenue that called me ‘Newscum,’ I was in 7th grade. I can handle that,” Newsom continued. “I understand what they’re trying to do. I want to work with them, it’s not about me, it’s about people we both represent.”

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