Bill Maher tried to compare Gavin Newsom to Donald Trump, Newsom was having none of it

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsBill Maher tried to compare Gavin Newsom to Donald Trump, Newsom was having none of itThe ‘Real Time’ host pressed Newsom on his confrontational social media style, suggesting he was imitating the president’s tacticsJasmine Fernández in Austin Saturday 02 May 2026 18:32 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2969505","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/california-governor-gavin-newsom-trump-bill-maher-b2969505.html","title":"Bill Maher tried to compare Gavin Newsom to Donald Trump, Newsom was not having it"}}CloseJoe Rogan calls California Governor Gavin Newsom 'cardboard cutout' of personSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US pol...