Nicki Minaj’s Perfect Take-Down of Gavin Newsom After His “I’m Like You, I Can’t Read” Disaster (Video)
You know that tone-deaf moment when a privileged, multi-millionaire politician tries to “bond” with a black audience by bragging about his own supposed stupidity, only to get absolutely demolished by Nicki Minaj? That’s exactly what happened when California Governor Gavin Newsom spoke in Atlanta on Sunday, promoting his new autobiography and auditioning for a 2028 presidential run. In front of a mostly black crowd, Newsom decided the best way to connect was to declare: “I’m like you… I had a below-average SAT score and I can’t read.” The line was meant to make him seem relatable, but it landed like a lead balloon — and Nicki Minaj wasted zero time roasting him into next week.
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Nicki Minaj went HARD, posting a brutal takedown that has gone massively viral:
“His way of bonding with black ppl is to tell them how stupid he is & that he can’t read. This means my first read on him was correct. He’s been handed so many things & put in high positions he never earned or deserved.”
“Do you wanna know the craziest part of this footage that will haunt him forever? He’s literally slowing his speech down & talking in a sporadic cadence. He’s not just TELLING them that they’re all probably stupid & probably can’t read, he’s LITERALLY SLOW-ING-DOWN-HIS-SPEECH to make them understand the words that are coming out of his mouth!!!! As if they’re children!!!! That means he REALLY BELIEVES they’re slow. He’s not just saying it—he didn’t misspeak!!!! He BELIEVES it!!!!”
Nicki nailed it. Newsom wasn’t just admitting a low SAT score (which, by the way, is disqualifying for someone who wants to run the country). He was deliberately slowing his speech, breaking words down, and speaking in a condescending cadence — as if the black audience couldn’t follow normal English. It’s the kind of soft bigotry of low expectations that the left pretends doesn’t exist when they do it. The clip shows Newsom leaning into the mic, talking down to the crowd like they’re slow learners, while claiming he’s “just like them.” It’s insulting, patronizing, and reeks of someone who’s never had to earn anything in life.
This is the same Gavin Newsom who lectures the country on equity and education while California public schools have some of the worst literacy rates in the nation. The same Newsom who lives in luxury, flies private, and pushes policies that keep working families struggling. Now he’s on the national stage trying to rebrand himself as a champion of the people he’s helped keep down. Nicki Minaj saw right through it and called him out for exactly what he is: a privileged, handed-everything politician who thinks black voters need to be talked to like children.
The internet is loving Nicki’s response because it’s raw, real, and exposes the left’s fake empathy. Conservatives are sharing the clip everywhere, pointing out that if Trump had said anything close to this, the media would be in 24/7 meltdown mode demanding resignation and impeachment. But because it’s Newsom, the same outlets that scream “racism” at every conservative utterance will give him a pass or pretend it was “relatable.”
The broader point is damning: the Democrat Party’s approach to black voters often relies on low expectations, grievance, and pandering rather than real solutions. Newsom’s pathetic attempt to connect by bragging about being “dumb” backfired spectacularly, and Nicki Minaj delivered the perfect brutal takedown. This moment will haunt him forever — and it should.
**Opinion Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article, including praise for Nicki Minaj’s response and criticisms of Newsom’s pandering, reflect a critical perspective and may not align with all readers. Facts are based on reported events and videos; readers should form their own conclusions.**
Natalie Dagenhardt is an American conservative writer who writes for Right Journalism! Natalie has described herself as a polemicist who likes to “stir up the pot,” and does not “pretend to be impartial or balanced, as broadcasters do,” drawing criticism from the left, and sometimes from the right. As a passionate journalist, she works relentlessly to uncover the corruption happening in Washington. She is a “constitutional conservative”.
