Published Mar 16, 2026, 6:13 PM ET · Updated 8 months ago · 1 source

Trump says Newsom’s learning disabilities should prevent him from being president

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President Trump suggested on Monday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) dyslexia should prevent the governor, who’s widely seen as a 2028 candidate, from being president.  Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office while talking about voter identification in California, he described Newsom as a “low IQ person.”  “Gavin Newsum has admitted that he is a — that he has learning…