‘I’m just like you’: Gavin Newsom slammed after addressing black voters about SAT scores

California Governor Gavin Newsom addressed a crowd of voters at an event in Atlanta, Georgia, to promote his memoir, “Young People in a Hurry,” in which he discussed his own educational challenges. He addressed black voters directly, saying he shares similar struggles with them.Speaking with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Newsom said he scored a 960 on the SAT, the standardized college admissions test. He also mentioned that he had trouble reading, adding, “You never see me read a speech because I can’t read a speech.” He said: “I’m not trying to impress you – I just want you to know that I’m just like you. I’m no better than you. I am a SAT 960 person. You’ve never seen me read a speech because I can’t read a speech. “He sees the comments as a way to connect with his audience, saying he faced challenges in school and wants voters to understand his personal experiences.

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Newsom later responded to the outrage, referring to a video Trump shared in which Obama was depicted as a monkey: “You’re not okay with the president of the United States of America posting a video of President Obama as an ape or calling African countries assholes, but are you going to call me a racist for talking about my lifelong struggle with dyslexia?”The blue-state leader previously acknowledged that he has dyslexia, a learning disability that affects reading and writing. At the event, he said he hoped his story would show voters that he understands how to overcome barriers to education and personal development.The governor’s remarks about his own difficulties went viral. Newsom said he was speaking to Black voters to express empathy, that he was not “better” than anyone else and that he wanted to share his own struggles with connecting to their experiences.Newsom is viewed by many progressives as a Democratic politician and a potential contender in the 2028 presidential election.