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California Governor Gavin Newsom mocked President Donald Trump by riffing off the presidential "Walk of Fame" Trump unveiled in the White House back in September, gifting us the "Presidential Walk of Fatigue" instead.
In September, Trump's assistant Margo Martin shared a video of a hallway filled with the portraits of former U.S. presidents. Martin announced that "The Presidential Walk of Fame has arrived on the West Wing Colonnade," and the video she shared pans over multiple portraits of former presidents before lingering on an image of Biden's autopen signature.
It was a petty jab at Biden inspired by a conspiracy theory Trump himself promoted shortly after taking office.
In the final hours of his presidency, Biden issued a series of preemptive pardons, including ones for his relatives, all members of the House committee that investigated the January 6 attack—such as former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney—and several of Trump’s most prominent adversaries, including General Mark Milley and Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Trump alleged without evidence that Biden’s pardons were signed using an autopen, citing a report that claimed the Biden White House frequently relied on the mechanical device. The report, published by the Oversight Project, a branch of the Heritage Foundation, has been used by commentators to fuel claims about Biden’s cognitive decline.
But Newsom has now given us the "Presidential Walk of Fatigue"—which consists of photos of Trump sleeping or nodding off at work.

Newsom's post came after Trump was widely mocked for appearing to doze off during his own Cabinet meeting as members of the Cabinet openly praised him on Tuesday.
At one point, Trump closed his eyes for several seconds as Secretary of State Marco Rubio described him as "the only leader in the world who can help end" wars and "the million things going on in the world that we have to focus on as a country."
You can see the moment in the video below.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Trump, saying he "was listening attentively and running the entire three-hour marathon Cabinet meeting."
She added:
"Just go back and watch his amazing final answer in the press conference, where he ripped into the America-Last Democrats for allowing radical Somali migrants to invade our country and steal from American taxpayers."
But those words do nothing to alleviate concerns about a president who has already raised significant unease about his cognitive decline while in office.
Newsom made his point—and people slammed Trump in response.
Perhaps Newsom can next goad Trump into letting us know what was going on with his recent "perfect" MRI.
California Governor Gavin Newsom mocked President Donald Trump by riffing off the presidential "Walk of Fame" Trump unveiled in the White House back in September, gifting us the "Presidential Walk of Fatigue" instead.
In September, Trump's assistant Margo Martin shared a video of a hallway filled with the portraits of former U.S. presidents. Martin announced that "The Presidential Walk of Fame has arrived on the West Wing Colonnade," and the video she shared pans over multiple portraits of former presidents before lingering on an image of Biden's autopen signature.
It was a petty jab at Biden inspired by a conspiracy theory Trump himself promoted shortly after taking office.
In the final hours of his presidency, Biden issued a series of preemptive pardons, including ones for his relatives, all members of the House committee that investigated the January 6 attack—such as former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney—and several of Trump’s most prominent adversaries, including General Mark Milley and Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Trump alleged without evidence that Biden’s pardons were signed using an autopen, citing a report that claimed the Biden White House frequently relied on the mechanical device. The report, published by the Oversight Project, a branch of the Heritage Foundation, has been used by commentators to fuel claims about Biden’s cognitive decline.
But Newsom has now given us the "Presidential Walk of Fatigue"—which consists of photos of Trump sleeping or nodding off at work.

Newsom's post came after Trump was widely mocked for appearing to doze off during his own Cabinet meeting as members of the Cabinet openly praised him on Tuesday.
At one point, Trump closed his eyes for several seconds as Secretary of State Marco Rubio described him as "the only leader in the world who can help end" wars and "the million things going on in the world that we have to focus on as a country."
You can see the moment in the video below.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Trump, saying he "was listening attentively and running the entire three-hour marathon Cabinet meeting."
She added:
"Just go back and watch his amazing final answer in the press conference, where he ripped into the America-Last Democrats for allowing radical Somali migrants to invade our country and steal from American taxpayers."
But those words do nothing to alleviate concerns about a president who has already raised significant unease about his cognitive decline while in office.
Newsom made his point—and people slammed Trump in response.
Perhaps Newsom can next goad Trump into letting us know what was going on with his recent "perfect" MRI.
Samantha Fulnecky, the University of Oklahoma student who received a zero on a psychology essay about gender after using the Bible as her only source, was honored by the Oklahoma House of Representatives with a special "Citation of Recognition" this week after her complaint—which resulted in a transgender graduate student being placed on administrative leave—made headlines.
Fulnecky's instructor Mel Curth, a transgender woman, assigned her students a 650-word essay about how gender stereotypes impact societal expectations of individuals. Fulnecky instead wrote about what the Bible says about "traditional gender roles," arguing that to refer to them as "stereotypes" is "demonic."
Curth began their feedback to Fulnecky by stressing that the grade was not penalized over the student’s personal views, but instead reflected the fact that she failed to follow the assignment guidelines, contradicted her own arguments, included offensive remarks, and offered no empirical support.
But Fulnecky complained—and immediately received the support of the conservative organization Turning Point USA, which said Curth "lacks the intellectual maturity to set her own bias aside and take grading seriously."
Now Oklahoma is honoring Fulnecky for claiming she was experiencing religious discrimination in the classroom—she was awarded a Citation of Recognition from the Oklahoma House of Representatives' 98th District for "speaking from a foundation of truth," per conservative state Representative Gabe Woolley.
He wrote the following on X, also sharing a photo of the moment Fulnecky received the honor:
"Today, we had the honor of presenting Samantha with a Citation of Recognition from the Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 98, for her steadfast convictions, her commitment to speaking from a foundation of truth, and her courage in shining a light on serious concerns within Oklahoma’s higher education system."
"In a moment when social media and traditional media are flooded with misinformation, this story has drifted far from what actually occurred. Today, we were able to hear directly from Samantha herself, and she walked us through the real events in her own words."
"With all the political noise and media distractions set aside, the truth was finally able to stand on its own."
You can see his post and the photo below.

Fulnecky also appeared on Fox News to talk about her experience, saying she "would rather have my integrity and give my true opinion and get a zero on an assignment than have to lie about what I really believe."
She and the Oklahoma House of Representatives are facing heavy criticism.
Funnily enough, a social media user pointed out that even X's AI chatbot had given Fulnecky a failing grade for the assignment.
Grok determined that Fulnecky's essay contains almost no accurate summary of the article; in fact, while "one sentence vaguely mentions 'gender norms,'" Fulnecky "never names the study, methods, or findings." Fulnecky also gets no points because she didn't cite any evidence—her "repeated assertions that non-binary gender is 'demonic' and a 'lie from Satan' are presented as fact without evidence."
Fulnecky scores no points for clarity, organization, and grammar due to "multiple run-on sentences, shifting verb tenses, and repetitive phrasing. Grok concluded her argument is "circular" and that the essay contains "inflammatory language targeting LGBTQ+ people that is irrelevant to the article."
The essay, at 743 words, is also already over the word limit and receives an "automatic 5-point deduction." The essay lacks citations, a reference list, and does not engage with Curth's assigned prompt.
Despite all of this, the University of Oklahoma caved to Fulnecky's demands and assured her that the essay won't count against her final grade in the class, with a school representative telling The Oklahoman that a review of the incident "resulted in steps to ensure no academic harm to the student from the graded assignments."
A sycophant is a person who "acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage." An acolyte is a "true believer who helps carry out orders like a henchman, sidekick, or disciple."
While the words often get used interchangeably, they don't mean the same thing.
At the end of WWII, Joseph Goebbels—Adolf Hitler's Reich Minister of Propaganda—and his wife Magda murdered their six children and then, just like their Führer, disposed of themselves.
That's an acolyte.
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring and his wife Emmy and daughter Edda survived the war, although he would later be tried for his war crimes, during which he claimed ignorance or that he was only following orders. After his 1946 conviction, he ended his own life to escape hanging.
That's a sycophant—ultimately just a self-serving opportunist.
Whether MAGA Republican President Donald Trump is surrounded by acolytes or sycophants probably won't be known until the end, like the fallout among Hitler's Nazi followers.
Some current MAGA minions will remain true to MAGA's White supremacist, Christian nationalist doctrine while others will fall over themselves to disavow Trump and blame ignorance or duty for their part in promoting Project 2025's racist, misogynistic, bigoted agenda.
Before the fall, they all look exactly the same, parroting Trump's rhetoric, making excuses for his failures, covering up his cognitive decline, and acting like everything he spews is brilliant.
Take a recent press conference where MAGA Republican members of Congress and Trump administration officials gathered to announce their plan to make less fuel efficient cars available again, instead of relegating them to the scrap heap with coal powered steam locomotives.
MTV Real World: Boston "party animal" turned Fox News personality turned Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy was speaking about his predecessor when a surprisingly awake Trump decided to mock former DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg's name.
Again.
The gathered sycophants, like former Trump foe Texas Senator Rafael "Ted" Cruz who flung his wife and father under the bus to suck up to the POTUS, and acolytes laughed like Trump's childish behavior and his old joke were comedy gold.
You can watch the moment here:
It reminded many of an actually funny scene from Austin Powers that mocks such boot licking behavior by underlings towards a largely incompetent, totally clueless leader.
People sounded off on the immaturity of the POTUS and the servile behavior from a group of adults handed power over others' lives and futures.

I bet they can all say, 'booty lick'.
— E Wade (@eawade.bsky.social) December 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
They are all 5 years old….emotionally & intellectually & socially, On a good day. Pete is smarter than all of them….
— danush.bsky.social (@danush.bsky.social) December 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Because ridiculing someone's name is soooooo mature.
— Marycat 2024 (@marycat2022.bsky.social) December 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Could they have possibly found a worse person? Stupid, evil, nasty, a serial liar, a convicted felon, and all around piece of sh*t.
— saintstephen1.bsky.social (@saintstephen1.bsky.social) December 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
A sea of incompetence. And of course they are all white.
— Patch dad (@patchdad.bsky.social) December 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM

Proudly making clear he has trouble pronouncing anything more complicated than 'dog.'Or 'fired.'Putz.
— foinnsmom.bsky.social (@foinnsmom.bsky.social) December 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
A bunch of petulant toddlers, the lot of ‘em.
— Bob’s News Feed (@bobsnews.bsky.social) December 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM

Others noted Duffy struggled with more than just pronouncing his predecessor's name.
Neither one of these morons is connected to reality. The mileage standard refers to miles, not "miles an hour."
— tman54.bsky.social (@tman54.bsky.social) December 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
62 mile an hour per gallon, you say?
— Jeadly (@jeadly.bsky.social) December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
In another moment with the press, Duffy declared:
"This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side."
"We can bring back choice to consumers."
The return of gas guzzling, 12 miles-per-gallon, wood paneled land yachts—that's something definitely worth rolling back fuel efficiency and deepening the United States' dependence on fossil fuels.
Maybe the Trump administration can eliminate seatbelts and child safety seats next.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, joined late-night host Stephen Colbert as a surprise for his opening monologue on Wednesday evening, and mocked President Donald Trump while he was at it.
Colbert was in the middle of ribbing the Hallmark channel and its string of royally-themed Christmas TV movies this year when he joked about how no one just "runs into a prince at their job." But then in walked Harry, who said he thought he was auditioning for a Christmas-themed Hallmark TV movie.
When Colbert asked why Harry would want a Hallmark movie gig considering he actually is a prince, Harry replied:
"Well, you Americans are obsessed with Christmas movies and you’re clearly obsessed with royalty, so why not?”
When Colbert said he doesn't think Americans are "obsessed with royalty," Harry said:
"Really?!? I heard you ‘elected’ a king.”
That remark brings to mind last year's 6-3 Supreme Court decision giving Trump immunity for many official acts as president—and it doesn't help that the White House has referred to Trump as a "king" more than once, or that he's been the target of the nationwide "No Kings" protests.
Harry then joked he would "do anything" to land a role in a Hallmark movie—and mocked Trump some more:
“I’ll record a self-tape, I’ll fly myself to an audition. I’ll settle a baseless lawsuit with the White House—all the things you people on TV do.”
In response to Colbert's insistence that "I didn’t do any of those things," Harry said:
“Maybe that’s why you’re canceled.”
Harry's remark referenced CBS' cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Colbert has consistently been at the top of the ratings, so it shocked people when CBS, citing economic concerns, announced that his program would go off the air next May—news that came as its parent company, Paramount, sought government approval for a merger with Skydance.
The FCC later approved the merger and Paramount paid $16 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Trump, which Colbert said amounted to a payoff to secure approval for the merger.
You can watch Harry's appearance on Colbert's program below.
- YouTubeyoutu.be
Harry's appearance was a hit with viewers.



Well played, Harry.