California Governor Gavin Newsom is being mocked online for an "embarrassing" televised address Tuesday night that experienced several technology meltdowns, resulting in the governor not being audible for parts of his speech. (Getty Images)
Noting the meltdown on X, David Freeman, a conservative political commentator, mocked "Gavin Newsom's staff can't even set up a stream properly as his ‘Major Announcement’ has NO AUDIO."
"If they can't do this correct, what makes anyone believe they can run California at all? EMBARRASSING!" said Freeman.
"UTTER CALAMITY," commented Link Lauren, a political commentator and former senior advisor to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Kevin Dalton, a popular conservative influencer, commented, "Gavin Newsom’s ‘Major Address to Californians’ was a prerecorded video that was initially streamed without audio. After several minutes, a new color corrected version of the same video with actual audio was started. What an absolute fail."
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A protester waves the Mexican flag in front of a burning Waymo vehicle during an anti-ICE protest in downtown Los Angeles, California, on June 8, 2025. (Getty Images)
Deputy assistant to the president and principal deputy communications director Alex Pfieffer responded to Newsom’s speech by saying that rather than Trump, "California is trying to subvert democracy."
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"American voters elected President Donald Trump to carry out his agenda, which includes enforcing the immigration laws passed by their elected representatives," said Pfeiffer.
In response, Newsom's press office referred Fox News Digital to a Tuesday night X post which acknowledged the issues by saying, "Sorry for the momentary silence earlier — our stream briefly went under Trump-era transparency rules."
Fox News Digital's Diana Stancy and Landon Mion contributed to this report.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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