California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom faced sharp backlash this week after using a campaign event to criticize President Donald Trump, prompting widespread reactions online highlighting controversies surrounding her and her husband, Governor Gavin Newsom.
The remarks came Monday during a press conference in Sacramento promoting Proposition 50, a Newsom-backed ballot measure that would temporarily suspend the state’s independent redistricting commission and give the legislature more control over congressional map drawing.
Supporters of the measure, including the governor, have argued it is needed to “modernize” California’s redistricting process.
Critics have said the proposal would allow Democrats to consolidate power by redrawing traditionally Republican districts in their favor.
During the event, Jennifer Siebel Newsom directed pointed comments at President Trump, calling him an unfit leader and vowing to raise her children with opposing values.
“And I will tell you right now, I will not raise my children to think Donald Trump is an acceptable American leader,” she said.
“Nor that he is the leader of what our great country should behave like.”
“I won’t raise them to think his terror enables his power and that his greed equals success,” she continued.
“He is the exact opposite of what real strength looks like.”
Jennifer Siebel Newsom: I will not raise my children to think Donald Trump is an acceptable American leader. He is a con artist, a predator, a malignant narcissist, and the worst president in our nation's history. pic.twitter.com/JPDh6m2PFk
— Acyn (@Acyn) November 3, 2025
Her remarks quickly drew widespread reaction online, with critics citing both her husband’s political record and her own public controversies.
Some pointed out that the First Partner’s comments appeared to overlook several well-documented scandals involving the governor.
One widely shared post read, “He’s not an acceptable American leader. Didn’t Gavin Newsom cheat on his ex-wife with his best friend’s wife? He’s not what strength really looks like. Like Harvey Weinstein, who Jennifer gave fellatio to? He doesn’t tell the truth. Like Gavin, who said he’d end homelessness in California, but it’s only gotten exponentially worse under him?”
Jennifer Siebel Newsom on President Trump:
– He’s not an acceptable American leader.
Didn’t Gavin Newsom cheat on his ex-wife with his best friend’s wife?
– He’s not what strength really looks like.
Like Harvey Weinstein, who Jennifer gave fellatio to?
– He doesn’t tell the… pic.twitter.com/Qn4kWj9Xtu
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) November 3, 2025
Conservative commentator Jennifer Van Laar, editor of RedState, also weighed in, referencing Siebel Newsom’s previous connections to the Hollywood entertainment industry.
“JSN tried to silence Rose McGowan re: Harvey Weinstein, because JSN’s brother-in-law is one of the Schillers in Boies Schiller law firm,” Van Laar wrote. “JSN slandered Ruby Rippey-Tourk, Gavin’s former secretary, when Gavin had sex with Ruby after Ruby ‘showed up passed out outside his door.’ Sounds to me like JSN knows all about con artists, predators, and malignant narcissists, and defends them to her children.”
JSN tried to silence Rose McGowan re: Harvey Weinstein, b/c JSN's brother-in-law is one of the Schillers in Boies Schiller law firm.
— Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) November 3, 2025
JSN slandered Ruby Rippey-Tourk, Gavin's former secretary, when Gavin had sex with Ruby after Ruby "showed up passed out outside his door."… https://t.co/AtrL1X7tqz
Media analyst Joe Concha of Fox News reminded followers of the governor’s actions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He noted that both Gavin and Jennifer Newsom attended a private dinner at the French Laundry restaurant in Napa Valley while the governor’s stay-at-home order was in effect.
“Jennifer Newsom also attended the French Laundry dinner,” Concha wrote.
“The Newsoms also sent their kids to private school while the governor shut down public ones. True story.”
Jennifer Newsom also attended the French Laundry dinner. The Newsom also sent their kids to private school while the governor shut down public ones. True story. https://t.co/TLdC4MHy3j
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) November 3, 2025
The criticism comes as Governor Newsom continues to face scrutiny over California’s economic and housing crises.
The state’s homelessness rate has continued to climb despite repeated pledges from the governor to reduce it, and his administration has faced bipartisan criticism over spending priorities and public accountability.
