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Wicked Blue

(8,264 posts)
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 10:52 AM Jun 2025

Trump nemesis Gavin Newsom makes stunning move against Fox News: 'No more lies'

Source: NJ.com

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) just ramped up his feud with Fox News.

Newsom announced Friday that he filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, seeking $787 million over host Jesse Watters’ claim that Newsom lied about his phone calls with President Donald Trump earlier this month. According to Politico, Newsom alleged that Watters’ program "misleadingly edited a video of Trump to support the claim."

“No more lies. I’m suing Fox News for $787 million,” Newsom wrote on social media platform X.

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“If Fox News wants to lie to the American people on Donald Trump’s behalf, it should face consequences — just like it did in the Dominion case,” Newsom told Politico in a statement. “Until Fox is willing to be truthful, I will keep fighting against their propaganda machine.”

Read more: https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/06/trump-nemesis-gavin-newsom-makes-stunning-move-against-fox-news-no-more-lies.html

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Trump nemesis Gavin Newsom makes stunning move against Fox News: 'No more lies' (Original Post) Wicked Blue Jun 2025 OP
Glad to see Gov Newsom is going after that stinking little turd Jesse Watters!!! riversedge Jun 2025 #1
787 megabucks is what Fox was forced to pay Dominion in their lawsuit. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #2
Should of sued for 20 Billion like the convicted felon. republianmushroom Jun 2025 #3
I agree Grim Chieftain Jun 2025 #4
Nope, the 787 is brilliant Hornedfrog2000 Jun 2025 #5
Go for the jugular Bayard Jun 2025 #6
What if more Dem governors sued for 787 mil? Captain Zero Jun 2025 #8
I agree. The amount should be double to adjust for inflation anyway. mdbl Jun 2025 #11
Wouldn't it be nice if everyone these RW Hate Media slandered, libeled, and defamed sued. Midnight Writer Jun 2025 #7
Should have Codifer Jun 2025 #9
I guess no one thought the idiocracy was so gullible mdbl Jun 2025 #12
Legal gfarber Jun 2025 #10
Yay!!! maspaha Jun 2025 #13
Finally!!! NewEnglandAutumn Jun 2025 #14
Clever way to get Fox to actually report LittleGirl Jun 2025 #15
What did Fox expect? azureblue Jun 2025 #16
THIS IS BEYOND COOL!!!! nt SupportSanity Jun 2025 #17
Get them Akakoji Jun 2025 #18
Sue Faux Noise, win the case, then use their money to get to the White House in 2028 FakeNoose Jun 2025 #19
Faux is an DiverDave Jun 2025 #20

riversedge

(78,033 posts)
1. Glad to see Gov Newsom is going after that stinking little turd Jesse Watters!!!
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 11:05 AM
Jun 2025




............Newsom announced Friday that he filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, seeking $787 million over host Jesse Watters’ claim that Newsom lied about his phone calls with President Donald Trump earlier this month
 

Hornedfrog2000

(866 posts)
5. Nope, the 787 is brilliant
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 12:19 PM
Jun 2025

Because most people have no clue they lost that suit. When people ask why he chose that number it informs people they already have been convicted of telling lies before.

Captain Zero

(8,454 posts)
8. What if more Dem governors sued for 787 mil?
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 12:35 PM
Jun 2025

It could really start to hit home with the public that Foxnis propaganda and lies.

Midnight Writer

(24,786 posts)
7. Wouldn't it be nice if everyone these RW Hate Media slandered, libeled, and defamed sued.
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 12:28 PM
Jun 2025

There would be thousands of lawsuits overnight.

Not as a stunt. As a corrective. These would be legitimate lawsuits. Conservative outlets lie more than our President and they should not be getting away with it.

Republicans are cowing the media with their attacks and frivolous lawsuits.

It's time our side "worked the refs" and demanded some respect.

Codifer

(1,095 posts)
9. Should have
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 12:59 PM
Jun 2025

been done long ago. Those supermarket tabloid shit sellers should have been sued into oblivion the first time they screamed in headlines that Hillary Clinton had had a bastard lizard baby after a three way with space aliens.

Some folks are conditioned to believe ANYTHING they read.

mdbl

(7,459 posts)
12. I guess no one thought the idiocracy was so gullible
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 01:31 PM
Jun 2025

Fux Nooze and social media has solidified that fact.

gfarber

(107 posts)
10. Legal
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 01:08 PM
Jun 2025


Gavin Newsom, with legal aplomb,
Sued Fox News for pushing a bomb.
"They doctored," he said,
"What Trump truly spread—
Now pay up, like last time with Dom!"

Then he cried, “This is absurd!
They twisted both video and word!”
He sued Fox for cash,
In a bold, headline splash—
Guess he's learned from The Donald's preferred!

maspaha

(661 posts)
13. Yay!!!
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 01:39 PM
Jun 2025

I don’t care if Newsom is being authentic or an opportunist…he’s fighting, not folding!

LittleGirl

(8,822 posts)
15. Clever way to get Fox to actually report
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 01:45 PM
Jun 2025

how much they paid dominion for their lawsuit.

Nobody on the right knows about the lawsuit from Dominion to Fox News and never saw that Fox LOST.

Nobody knows but us. Way to go Newsom.

azureblue

(2,570 posts)
16. What did Fox expect?
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 02:49 PM
Jun 2025

They already have precedent for losing 2 lawsuits, so Newsom has a slam dunk "Judge, they are lying again!"
Did Fox think they could keep on lying, and no one would sue them?

FakeNoose

(38,804 posts)
19. Sue Faux Noise, win the case, then use their money to get to the White House in 2028
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 03:49 PM
Jun 2025

Gavin Newsom is making his move.....

DiverDave

(5,182 posts)
20. Faux is an
Fri Jun 27, 2025, 04:10 PM
Jun 2025

ENTERTAINMENT network.
They said so in court.
To get out of paying unemployment for 2 news people that refused to report lies.

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