Donald Trump has given people several shady nicknames that are riddled with insecurity and have backfired on him more than once. For several years, Gavin Newsom quietly watched the president in action, even refusing to respond as he labeled the Californian governor "Gavin Newscum" in a January post on 2025 Truth Social . However, Newsom eventually decided enough was enough and sought to even the playing field with some scathing nicknames of his own. In August 2025, Trump took to Truth Social to write simply "Bela," a post that was more nonsensical than even this regular material. Newsom's press office shared a screenshot of the post on X, formerly known as Twitter, and labeled Trump: "Tiny hands."

The governor has undoubtedly studied the outspoken politician's social media behavior

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