Gavin Newsom wants to portray himself like an everyman, someone who is relatable to the common voter. That couldn't be further from the truth, of course. He grew up with a wealthy father and, while his parents divorced, Newsom never struggled with poverty or want. But he thinks this sells to certain segments of voters, just like saying he "can't read speeches" and only had a 690 SAT score while speaking to Black voters in Georgia.
He played the "I grew up poor, too," card as well, saying his mom worked a lot so he grew up on frozen lasagna and macaroni and cheese."
"My mom was always workin, so I lived off of frozen lasagna, mac n cheese" https://t.co/BnYtLgJhUa pic.twitter.com/qQ9H5xxOxC
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 23, 2026
"Walking home, got home early, my mom was always working," Newsom said, "so cooking literally lived on Stouffer's lasagna, macaroni and cheese."
Notice the cadence of his voice, too. Gone is the frenetic, fast-paced speech he normally has. Nicki Minaj noticed how his voice changed to address this audience.
— Captain James Heise (@OvertempMarine) February 23, 2026
That's his plan for the 2028 campaign, it seems.
So he grew up in circles with the Gettys etc., and he lives off mac & cheese? https://t.co/F2NCLsbOMl
— Stephen W. McGregor (@highlander100) February 23, 2026
That's what he wants us to believe.
He was literally featured in a San Francisco Chronicle article titled "Children of the Rich" in 1991.
What he meant to say was that their servant at times failed to cook his meal of request. The Internet never forgets: In 1991, San Francisco Chronicle feature titled "Children of the Rich" featured a young Gavin Newsom with the Getty family who he knew because his dad was their… pic.twitter.com/h3MfrcqU2b
— V T (@SlipvonFreud) February 23, 2026
He was pictured in his high school yearbook wearing a very expensive scarf.
Just your average kid from a blue collar family pic.twitter.com/0To55yoGue
— Baron Von Grimm (@baronvongrimm) February 23, 2026
Totally. That scarf costs several hundred dollars, by the way.
This is how he sees people. He sees himself as superior to all others and races. https://t.co/jH0v7X5IYp
— Patrick Lavin (@Plavinjr) February 23, 2026
Yes. He's the guy who shut down California businesses but left the French Laundry open so he could dine in luxury.
He leaves out that the Gettys were like family and helped him get to where he was
— unspinthespinagain (@unspinthespina1) February 23, 2026
Pelosi was a relative
His family wasnt struggling they were prominent https://t.co/xgPVqdcO9h
But playing the "I'm wealthy and privileged" card doesn't go over well with voters. Neither does lying, of course.