Newsom blasts Trump over ballroom, SNAP halt | JQJO

California Gov. Gavin Newsom escalated attacks on President Donald Trump, deriding a planned 90,000-square-foot, bulletproof White House ballroom—projected at $300 million with no completion date—while a shutdown that began Oct. 1 stalls SNAP aid. Citing a USDA warning that November benefits won’t go out because “the well has run dry,” Newsom condemned Trump’s Malaysia trip and “robotic” dancing, labeled him an “invasive species,” and accused him of wrecking institutions and demolishing the East Wing for the project. He said Trump’s influence is why he’s seriously weighing a 2028 presidential run.