Gavin Newsom cast aside subtlety today in his war of words — and now lawsuits — with President Donald Trump. The California Governor’s Press Office posted two seemingly AI-generated TikTok videos with a voice that sounds a lot like Star Wars’ Emperor Palpatine (played by Ian McDiarmid) reading recent military-minded posts from the president related

California Governor Gavin Newsom mocked President Donald Trump in a series of TikToks comparing him to a Star Wars villain. Newsom’s press office took to X on Tuesday to share two TikToks of what appeared to be the AI-generated voice of Star Wars antagonist Emperor Palpatine,