Newsom calls out Trump’s mental state after president riffs on difference between ‘see’ and ‘sea’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsNewsom calls out Trump’s mental state after president riffs on difference between ‘see’ and ‘sea’‘LITTLE D'S’ BRAIN IS DECLINING RAPIDLY IN REAL TIME,’ the Democratic governor wrote on social mediaBrendan Rascius in New York Thursday 07 May 2026 14:44 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":"b2972234","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-gavin-newsom-cognitive-test-sea-b2972234.html","title":"Newsom skewers Trump after president riffs on difference between ‘see’ and ‘sea’"}}CloseTrump explains the difference between 'sea' and 'see'Sign 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":"NSC","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 politics"},"isClimate":false}California Governor Gavin Newsom took aim at Pres...