‘Fake F**king Outrage’: Gavin Newsom Defends Himself After MAGA Blasts Him For Being ‘Racist’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attempt to be relatable went south, real fast.

On Sunday, a right-leaning X account called “End Wokeness” published a clip of the Democratic governor making seemingly controversial remarks during his Atlanta tour stop to promote his memoir, “Young Man in a Hurry” that same day.

In the clip on X — which, as of Monday evening, garnered over 44 million views — Newsom can be seen sitting on stage across from the event’s moderator, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (D).

“I’m not, you know, I’m not trying to impress you. I’m just trying to impress upon you, I’m like you. I’m no better than you,” Newsom says as soon as the clip starts. “I’m a 960 SAT guy. And you know, I’m not trying to offend anyone [and] act ‘all there’ if you got 940.”

In response to Newsom’s self-depricating quip, both the audience and Dickens burst out in laughter.

“But literally a 960 SAT guy,” Newsom continued. “You’ve never seen me read a speech, because I cannot read a speech. Maybe the wrong business to be in—”

Although the clip on X cuts off at this point, in the full video of Newsom’s appearance, the governor goes on to explain that he hasn’t “overcome dyslexia” and he’s still “living with it” before telling an anecdote about how he discovered he had the condition as a kid.

“Gov. Newsom to a black crowd in GA: ‘I am like you. I’m a 960 SAT guy. I can’t read,’” the X account captioned the video.

Newsom’s remarks, paired with the account’s caption, are not a great look, which prompted plenty of MAGA mouthpieces to pounce on the opportunity to call Newsom a racist.

Megyn Kelly, who famously protested any depictions of a Black Santa Claus, said Newsom’s comments would “haunt him forever.”

Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) said Newsom “just called black kids stupid. Voter ID isn’t racist. But Newsom sure is.”

Elon Musk, who felt compelled to do what resembled a Nazi salute during President Donald Trump’s inauguration last year, gave a very nuanced take on the clip.

Nicki Minaj — Trump’s favorite rapper — went scorched earth on the governor by claiming that he was “slowing his speech down” to “make them understand the words that are coming out of his mouth!!!!”

“As if they’re children!!!!” Minaj wrote. “That means he REALLY BELIEVES they’re slow. He’s not just saying it—he didn’t misspeak!!!! He BELIEVES it!!!!”

Sean Hannity piled on by adding: “Newsom Thinks a 960 SAT Makes Him ‘Like’ Black Americans. Let That Sink In.”

Newsom seems to have taken issue with Hannity’s claim, and retweeted the Fox News star’s post Monday morning while defending himself.

“You didn’t give a shit about the President of the United States of America posting an ape video of President Obama or calling African nations shitholes — but you’re going to call me racist for talking about my lifelong struggle with dyslexia?” Newsome wrote. “Spare me your fake fucking outrage, Sean.”

Earlier on Monday, Newsom retweeted a clip from the event that scanned the audience and showed it was a mixed crowd, not solely a Black audience.

Mayor Dickens also took to Instagram to defend Newsom, posting with a carousel of images that included multiple shots of the audience, which appeared to include people of all different backgrounds.

“Take it from someone who was actually in the chair asking the questions: context matters more than a headline,” Dickens wrote in the caption of his post. “The conversation around his new book included him speaking about his own academic struggles, including not doing well on the SAT. That wasn’t an attack on anyone. It was a moment of vulnerability about his own journey.”

He added that because we’re “so used to loud, chest-pounding politics” that “when someone speaks about shortcomings, people try to twist it into something else.”

“This is Atlanta. We don’t need anyone to tell us when to be offended,” Dickens concluded. “And history has shown… when we are, you’ll know. If you want the full context, watch the full clip, read the book, and engage the complete conversation.”

Dickens also offered a longer clip that showed what led up to Newsom’s controversial remarks.

In the clip, Dickens asks Newsom what he would like people to take away from his memoir regarding the “duality” of his upbringing.

Earlier in the event, Newsom spoke about how vastly different it was living with his mother and father, who were divorced, during his childhood. Newsom described his single mother as a hustler who made ends meet by allowing people to rent rooms in their apartment and working multiple jobs. His father, whom Newsom said is “wonderful” — but enjoyed a “proximity” to wealth and privilege thanks to his political ties — had a much glitzier lifestyle, which Newsom said included “spending time overseas on private planes and yachts with the Getty family.”

“Like so many folks, I put a mask on,” Newsom said in response to Dickens’ question. “And my face was starting to grow into it.”

Newsom went on to explain that at the beginning of his career, he posed as someone else, but with his memoir, he’s attempting to be more authentic with the public by sharing his flaws.

“I just want to put it all out there,” Newsom said. “I’m not, you know, I’m not trying to impress you. I’m just trying to impress upon you, I’m like you. I’m no better than you…” Newsom said before revealing his SAT score, which was featured in the viral clip.