{"id":1666107,"date":"2026-02-23T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1666107"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:30:00","slug":"newsom-says-hes-like-blacks-because-he-cant-read-and-got-low-sat-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/newsom-says-hes-like-blacks-because-he-cant-read-and-got-low-sat-score\/1666107\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom Says He’s Like Blacks Because He ‘Can’t Read’ And Got Low SAT Score"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newsom Says He’s Like Blacks Because He ‘Can’t Read’ And Got Low SAT Score<\/span><\/p>\n

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California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) needs to work on his pandering skills – after\u00a0telling a crowd of black people that he’s just like them because he can’t read and got a low SAT score<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“I\u2019m not trying to impress you, I\u2019m just trying to impress upon you, \u2018I\u2019m like you. I\u2019m not better than you.\u2019 I\u2019m a 960 SAT guy<\/strong>,” Newsom told Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickins during a Sunday night event promoting his new book.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“And I\u2019m not trying to offend anyone,<\/strong>” the potential 2028 Democratic contender continued. “I\u2019m not trying to act all there if you got 940 \u2026 You\u2019ve never seen me read a speech because I cannot read a speech.”<\/p>\n

Of note, the average SAT score for blacks is a 907 out of a possible 1600, according to 2024 College Board data<\/a>, while white SAT takers received an average of 1083.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Watch:
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Gov. Newsom to a black crowd in GA: “I am like you. I’m a 960 SAT guy. I can’t read.” pic.twitter.com\/4Gk0WKbIYz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Newsom, 58, graduated from Santa Clara University in 1989. He received a letter of recommendation from former California Gov. Jerry Brown, who had appointed Newsom\u2019s father to serve as a state appellate judge.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But the governor has insisted the only reason he was admitted was a partial baseball scholarship.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s relevant at all,\u201d Newsom told the New York Times earlier this month about the Brown letter. \u201cThe ticket to Santa Clara came through the baseball, not anything else. And that was the point I was making in the book.\u201d<\/p>\n

Newsom, 58, graduated from Santa Clara University in 1989. He received a letter of recommendation from former California Gov. Jerry Brown, who had appointed Newsom\u2019s father to serve as a state appellate judge.<\/p>\n

Gavin “I Grew Up Poor” Newsom was in the SF Chronicle 1991 “Children of the Rich” pic.twitter.com\/zhFE8vsN3Y<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

But the governor has insisted the only reason he was admitted was a partial baseball scholarship. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s relevant at all,\u201d Newsom told the New York Times earlier this month about the Brown letter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ticket to Santa Clara came through the baseball, not anything else. And that was the point I was making in the book.<\/strong>\u201d The comments quickly drew backlash from Republicans and other critics.<\/p>\n

\u201cGavin Newsom just said he is like a black person because he got a bad SAT score and can\u2019t read,\u201d Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) wrote on X. \u201cI wish I could come up with something witty, but it\u2019s so disgusting, I can\u2019t. I look forward to all my Democrat colleagues in Congress demanding his resignation tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gavin Newsom just said he is like a black person because he got a bad SAT score and can\u2019t read.<\/p>\n

I wish I could come up with something witty, but it\u2019s so disgusting, I can\u2019t.<\/p>\n

I look forward to all my Democrat colleagues in Congress demanding his resignation tomorrow. https:\/\/t.co\/EsfKeZjWmi<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) accused Newsom of engaging in \u201cthe soft bigotry of low expectations\u201d and amplified a post from political scientist Carol M. Swain that read: \u201cLiberal racism on display.\u201d<\/p>\n

Music star Nicki Minaj also weighed in after previously criticizing Newsom at an event last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis way of bonding with black ppl is to tell them how stupid he is & that he can\u2019t read,\u201d she wrote on X. \u201cThis means my first read on him was correct. He\u2019s been handed so many things & put in high positions he never earned or deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n

His way of bonding with black ppl is to tell them how stupid he is & that he can\u2019t read.<\/p>\n

This means my first read on him was correct. He\u2019s been handed so many things & put in high positions he never earned or deserved.<\/p>\n

Do you wanna know the craziest part of this footage that\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/llo1k7F7wB<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Conservative podcaster Stephen L. Miller posted an image of Navin Johnson, Steve Martin\u2019s character in the 1979 film \u201cThe Jerk,\u201d who famously declared, \u201cI was born a poor black child.\u201d \u201cGavin Newsom rolling into 2028,\u201d Miller wrote.<\/p>\n

Gavin Newsom rolling into 2028 https:\/\/t.co\/ijXw9HjOLL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/vTKDSDcMUp<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

The comments quickly drew backlash from Republicans and other critics.<\/p>\n

\u201cGavin Newsom just said he is like a black person because he got a bad SAT score and can\u2019t read,\u201d Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) wrote on X. \u201cI wish I could come up with something witty, but it\u2019s so disgusting, I can\u2019t. I look forward to all my Democrat colleagues in Congress demanding his resignation tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) accused Newsom of engaging in \u201cthe soft bigotry of low expectations\u201d and amplified a post from political scientist Carol M. Swain that read: \u201cLiberal racism on display.\u201d<\/p>\n

Music star Nicki Minaj also weighed in after previously criticizing Newsom at an event last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis way of bonding with black ppl is to tell them how stupid he is & that he can\u2019t read,\u201d she wrote on X. \u201cThis means my first read on him was correct. He\u2019s been handed so many things & put in high positions he never earned or deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conservative podcaster Stephen L. Miller posted an image of Navin Johnson, Steve Martin\u2019s character in the 1979 film \u201cThe Jerk,\u201d who famously declared, \u201cI was born a poor black child.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGavin Newsom rolling into 2028,\u201d Miller wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nMon, 02\/23\/2026 – 10:30<\/span><\/p>\n

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