Vice President Vance and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) — two possible 2028 contenders for the White House — traded barbs over the weekend after the Republican took a trip to Disneyland with his family.
Newsom repeatedly took aim at the vice president over the trip, which comes as the Trump administration has deployed the military to the state as part of its immigration crackdown.
“JD is back in California. He won’t take the time to debate and defend gutting our Medicaid system, taking away kids school meals, militarizing America’s streets, or adding trillions to the debt,” Newsom wrote on the social platform X, responding to his post from last month that challenged Vance to a debate.
“Instead, he’s off to Disneyland. Probably to detain Mickey Mouse at this rate,” he continued.
In a separate post earlier that day, Newsom responded to a video of Vance in Disneyland with second lady Usha Vance and their two children.
“Hope you enjoy your family time, @JDVance. The families you’re tearing apart certainly won’t,” Newsom wrote, knocking the vice president for the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
Vance brushed off the jabs on Sunday, writing in response, “Had a great time, thanks.”
On Friday, Newsom had celebrated a court ruling blocking some of President Trump’s immigration enforcement in his state.
“The court’s decision puts a temporary stop to federal immigration officials violating people’s rights and racial profiling,” the governor wrote in a statement posted to X. “California stands with the law and the Constitution — and I call on the Trump Administration to do the same.”
