A video of California’s Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom playing basketball with children in Communist China is going viral for all the wrong reasons.
Video of the incident shows the Democrat 2024 presidential candidate governor mowing down a young child during the game.
After plowing through the young child, Newsom then rolls around on the ground with the boy before pretending to spank him.
The video has led to widespread mockery along with more questions about why a governor is making a diplomatic trip to China while insisting that he isn’t running for president.
In the clip shared on Twitter/X, Newsom is seen dribbling and playing basketball with a group of Chinese students.
While running, he ran straight into one child and fell on top of the boy.
Newsom quickly reached over, grabbed the boy, and pulled him off, laughing and slapping the child’s backside in the process.
The situation came off as bizarre to most people, however.
Grabien founder Tom Elliott a video of the incident on Twitter/X and wrote:
“@GavinNewsom, second only to @BarackObama in his use of kids as foil for validating delusions of basketball grandeur.”
WATCH:
.@GavinNewsom, second only to @BarackObama in his use of kids as foil for validating delusions of basketball grandeur pic.twitter.com/HFxtew3rms
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) October 29, 2023
“Gavin Newsom RAN OVER a small Chinese child while playing basketball in China!!!” conservative media personality Graham Allen tweeted.
“Why is Gavin Newsom in China in the first place?!?!!”
Gavin Newsom RAN OVER a small Chinese child while playing basketball in China!!!
Why is Gavin Newsom in China in the first place?!?!!🤔🤔🤔pic.twitter.com/dsBQxtwBZI
— Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) October 29, 2023
“Why is Gavin Newsom in China at all?” College Fix reporter Benjamin Rothove similarly asked.
“There is no way he could possibly think that would be good optics.”
Why is Gavin Newsom in China at all? There is no way he could possibly think that would be good optics. https://t.co/xWRJS1k3hq
— Benjamin Rothove (@BenjaminRothove) October 29, 2023
“OMG my governor is so cool and relatable!” Alliance of Los Angeles County Parents founder Julie Hamill joked.
“Watch him take out a small child while desperately trying to emulate Barack Obama while on a foreign visit to one of the world’s leading dictators.”
OMG my governor is so cool and relatable! Watch him take out a small child while desperately trying to emulate Barack Obama while on a foreign visit to one of the world's leading dictators. https://t.co/2wXZkso7W1
— Julie Hamill (@hamill_law) October 29, 2023
“That’s a charge,” columnist David Marcus wrote.
“Kid was planted.”
That’s a charge. Kid was planted. https://t.co/oP9QD29zaH
— David Marcus (@BlueBoxDave) October 29, 2023
Commentator Kate Hyde commented:
“I can’t stop watching this clip of Gavin Newsom playing basketball in China where he slips and flattens a kid then plays it off by pretending to beat the kid up.”
I can’t stop watching this clip of Gavin Newsom playing basketball in China where he slips and flattens a kid then plays it off by pretending to beat the kid up. pic.twitter.com/EClHHvHF0D
— Kate Hyde (@KateHydeNY) October 29, 2023
“Gavin Newsom over dribbling into a turnover is exactly what I needed to wake up this morning,” Fox Sports Radio host Doug Gottlieb joked.
Gavin Newsom over dribbling into a turnover is exactly what I needed to wake up this morning pic.twitter.com/Qkdj18Z4Lh
— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) October 29, 2023
Newsom met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday.
The governor said he met with the communist dictator for the purpose of “renewing our friendship and re-engaging (on) foundational and fundamental issues that will determine our collective faith in the future.”
This was part of a week-long trip that will also address the alleged threat of “climate change.”
After meeting with Xi, Newsom pledged that California will have a “long-term, stable, and strong” partnership with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as Slay News reported.
Newsom was criticized for meeting with CCP dictator Xi amid tense U.S.-China relations.
The meeting also reignited theories about whether Newsom is building himself up as a potential replacement for President Biden as the Democrat candidate for the 2024 election.
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