Gavin Newsom Under Fire for Antisemitic Meme Targeting Trump and Stephen Miller

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office just crossed a line that even many in his own party won’t defend sharing a grotesque, antisemitic cartoon mocking President Donald Trump and longtime advisor Stephen Miller. In a desperate bid for attention, Newsom’s team published the offensive meme on social media, depicting Trump as a dog on a leash held by Miller, accompanied by the mocking caption: “TIME FOR YOUR DAILY WALK, DONALD! (NO STAIRS).”

Aside from being juvenile and beneath the dignity of any public official, the cartoon leaned into centuries-old antisemitic tropes by deliberately exaggerating Miller’s facial features particularly his nose in the style of Nazi propaganda.

Let’s be clear:

• The image mirrors a 2019 cartoon that was so offensive it forced The New York Times to issue a public apology. That drawing showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a dog leading a blind Trump, also adorned with a yarmulke and Star of David.

• Stephen Miller is Jewish. Deliberately invoking antisemitic stereotypes in an attack on him isn’t political satire it’s hate speech.

• The account that posted it is not a fringe group it’s the official communications arm of the Governor of California.

What’s worse is that this wasn’t a one-off mistake. Newsom’s team has made targeting Miller a habit. Back in July, when Miller criticized an activist judge for blocking federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, the governor’s office fired back on X (formerly Twitter), calling him a “fascist cuck” and mocking him for being upset with the Constitution. That’s not governance that’s a tantrum.

And what was Miller’s supposed crime? Calling out the Biden-appointed Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong, who issued a shocking restraining order on July 11 preventing ICE from conducting detentions unless they had “reasonable suspicion” — essentially paralyzing federal immigration enforcement in one of the most chaotic border states in the country.

Let’s not forget:

• Over 3.2 million illegal crossings have occurred under Biden’s watch, according to Customs and Border Protection.

• California has over 2 million illegal immigrants, straining schools, hospitals, and law enforcement resources.

When Trump’s team tried to appeal that dangerous ruling, it was shot down by the left-leaning 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on August 1, leaving Californians at the mercy of activists and unelected judges while Newsom's office mocks and smears those who dare to call it out.

Newsom’s national ambitions are no secret. He’s auditioning for higher office perhaps even eyeing a last-minute 2024 run if Biden finally bows out. But this latest stunt should give every American pause.

When you lean into antisemitic imagery to attack your political opponents, you’ve already lost the moral argument. And when it’s coming from the governor of the nation’s most populous state, it’s not just an embarrassment it’s a disgrace.

No amount of spin from Newsom’s slick PR machine can erase what this was: a hate-filled smear rooted in bigotry and desperation.

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