Newsom uses White House’s DoorDash stunt to point out Trump can be president - but likely can’t work for the app

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsNewsom uses White House’s DoorDash stunt to point out Trump can be president - but likely can’t work for the appGavin Newsom’s press office team mocked Trump for the publicity stunt where DoorDash ‘grandma’ Sharon Simmons greeted him with two large bags of McDonald’sRhian Lubin in New York Tuesday 14 April 2026 14:12 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":"b2957347","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/gavin-newsom-trump-doordash-reaction-b2957347.html","title":"Newsom uses Trump’s DoorDash stunt to point out president couldn’t work for the app"}}CloseDonald Trump orders McDonalds doordash directly to the Oval OfficeSign 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","...