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Newsom mocks Trump’s limited-edition passport with fake California driver’s license featuring gov’s portrait
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Ambassador Monica Crowley discusses the Great American State Fair, set to transform the National Mall in Washington D.C. from June 25 to July 10. Celebrating America’s 250th anniversary, the 16-day event will feature pavilions from all 50 states and six territories, a 110-foot Ferris wheel, traditional games, and rodeo competitions, aiming to unite the country.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom attempted to mock President Donald Trump this week by parodying a limited-edition U.S. passport featuring the commander-in-chief’s image.
The exchange began after the State Department announced that it will roll out special passports to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence, prominently featuring Trump’s image on the inside cover.
Not to be outdone, Newsom — a frequent critic who often takes to social media to needle the president — jokingly posted an image of a California driver’s license featuring his own portrait.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocked President Donald Trump’s image on a limited edition U.S. passports being rolled out by the State Department by having his likeness on driver’s licenses. (Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office)
«IN HONOR OF CALIFORNIA’S 175TH ANNIVERSARY, WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT A VERY SPECIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE FOR EVERY CALIFORNIAN THIS SUMMER!» Newsom’s press office wrote on X. «IT WILL FEATURE A HANDSOME, HIGH-QUALITY PHOTO OF ME, GAVIN C. NEWSOM. MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT’S THE BEST LICENSE EVER MADE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. THIS IS ABOUT CELEBRATING OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE (IT IS NOT ABOUT ME, DESPITE THE VERY HANDSOME PHOTO!). ENJOY! — GOVERNOR GCN.»
In a statement to Fox News Digital, the White House said that Trump «is focused on saving our country—not garnering recognition.»
«Anyone who finds an issue with President Trump celebrating the greatness of our country during our historic semiquincentennial celebration clearly suffers from a severe and incurable disease known as Trump Derangement Syndrome,» a White House spokesperson added.
Since last summer, Newsom has increasingly adopted a Trump-like rhetorical style on social media, mimicking the president’s tone and penchant for self-celebration while criticizing his policies.
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A rendering of the new U.S. passports set to be released in commemoration of America’s 250th anniversary prominently features an image of President Donald Trump. (U.S. State Department))
«It’s fun to laugh at our s—-for-brains president who is trashing our great country,» a Newsom spokesperson told Fox News Digital. «The best way to deal with Trump’s absurd leadership is to call it out with a mirror until he takes his job seriously.»
In another provocative post, Newsom’s office shared a mock image of a U.S. passport featuring Trump alongside the deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein.
In a separate weekend post, Newsom hurled insults at Trump, calling him a «loser,» a label Trump himself famously uses against his critics.
«VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE ARE COMING UP TO ME, GAVIN C. NEWSOM, IN DC (INCLUDING A TOP REPUBLICAN, I WON’T SAY WHO!) TELLING ME, ‘GAVIN, SIR, YOU ARE AMAZING. AS GOVERNOR OF THE FREE WORLD, YOU MUST GO TO THE WHCA DINNER,’» his office wrote, referring to Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.
The event gained additional notoriety after a gunman allegedly shot a U.S. Secret Service agent nearby before being arrested.
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President Donald Trump questioned California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fitness for the White House, citing his dyslexia, which Newsom has spoken openly about. (Win McNamee/Getty Images; Mario Tama/Getty Images)
«‘YOU WILL DO MUCH BETTER THAN THAT LOSER TRUMP!’ VERY KIND! I WAS NOT PLANNING ON GOING… BUT NOW EVERYONE IS BEGGING ME BECAUSE I AM MAKING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ‘HOT’ AGAIN. WE’LL SEE. I AM VERY BUSY TONIGHT! THANK YOU!»
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Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom’s office for further comment.
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As pervasive fraud schemes continue to sweep across the U.S., a group that seeks to preserve economic freedoms at the state level says that former President Joe Biden’s policies were a main driver for the proliferation of the issue.
OJ Oleka, CEO of the State Financial Officers Foundation, said «relaxed controls» during the last administration opened the door to widespread fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars. And state treasurers are now leading the fight to strengthen oversight and reclaim funds for the American people.
«This isn’t a partisan statement, but it is a true statement to say that this kind of exploded during the Biden administration,» Oleka told Fox News Digital. «A lot of the controls were turned off. A lot of states who have the philosophy that ‘more government is good’ just simply turned on the spigots and allowed anybody to get access to any benefit.»
Speaking from SFOF’s annual conference in Clearwater, Florida, Oleka said fraud has become so deeply embedded in government programs that it’s now «a feature in the system, not a bug.»
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Former President Joe Biden speaks to a crowd during a fundraising event with the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art on Feb. 27, 2026 in Columbia, S.C. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
SFOF’s first-ever Oversight Report for 2025 found that affiliated state financial officers protected and returned $28 billion to taxpayers last year, uncovering $5.7 billion in waste, fraud and abuse. They, meanwhile, generated or returned another $22.3 billion through investment earnings and unclaimed property programs.
«We say that fraud actually has an industry in this country,» Oleka said. «What we’re trying to do is root out the fraud industrial complex that exists within our government programs. That’s the biggest challenge.»
He pointed to weak eligibility requirements during Biden’s time in office — and sometimes no requirements at all — exploding the instances of fraud.
«Then practically anybody can have access to the benefits — people who don’t need them, people who don’t deserve them, people who aren’t even eligible for them,» he lamented.
President Donald Trump this year tapped Vice President JD Vance to lead a nationwide «War on Fraud.» It stemmed from the highly scrutinized Minnesota «Feeding Our Future» scheme, which allegedly defrauded the government out of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Oleka praised the Trump administration’s anti-fraud efforts, and in a February letter to the White House told Vance that SFOF members are «allies already on the battlefield» ready to help protect taxpayer dollars.
«The beauty of what’s happening now is you’ve got the Vice President and the task force and our state financial officers rooting to get this stuff out,» he said. «That’s the goal: you get it out root and branch, you stop it from being in the system, and you make a benefit system that actually works again for the American people.»
But, he said, future administrations need to continue the crack-down if Americans want to see lasting change.
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Democratic Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a news conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 6, 2026. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune)
The SFOF is also working directly with members of Congress, including House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and state officials to ensure fraud is addressed beyond the Trump administration, according to Oleka.
He also would like to see some of the changes cemented through executive order.
«You’ve got a system that is allowing you to do the things that you’re doing, but it’s clearly unethical, it’s clearly wrong, and you saw a lot of this actually take off during the Biden-era,» Oleka said.
Massive fraud was recently exposed in California, Maine and Ohio, where he said Democratic leaders failed to act because they «don’t have the political will to stop the fraud.»
A multi-million dollar hospice fraud scheme in California was uncovered, while a Maine health services company was accused by a whistleblower of misusing millions in Medicaid funds in December. In Columbus, Ohio, hundreds of home health companies that shared the same addresses and operated out of vacant or poorly maintained properties were found to have billed the federal government more than $250 million in Medicaid spending.
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(OJ Oleka for Fox News Digital)
«We’ve seen it in Minnesota, we’ve seen it in California, Maine and Ohio, all across the country,» Oleka said. «But what you also see are state financial officers who are standing up for the American people. What you also see is Chairman Comer standing up for the American people. You also see the Vice President and the task force and the President of the United States standing up for the American people.»
He insisted that taxpayers should not be on the hook to foot the bill for fraud.
«The American people do not benefit when there is a system that’s giving out their money to people who don’t deserve it and who don’t need it,» he said.
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Oleka argued that the push to end fraud goes hand-in-hand with lowering costs for Americans.
«Our folks not only talked about fraud, but also about how they can help lead the fight to make things more affordable for the American people,» he said. «As a result, the tone of the conference was hopeful.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Biden’s office for comment.
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La Policía Nacional de Honduras despidió este viernes a 4 de los 5 agentes de la Dirección Policial Anti Maras y Pandillas Contra el Crimen Organizado (DIPAMPCO) cuyas vidas terminaron en una masacre ocurrida el jueves en la zona de Corinto, municipio de Omoa, Cortés, según informó el medio HCH. La escena, marcada por el silencio y el dolor, reunió a familiares, compañeros y altos mandos que rindieron homenaje a quienes fallecieron en el cumplimiento de su deber.
Leonel Alejandro Valdés Núñez, Dailyn Francisco Elvir Quintanilla, Josué Amador Herrera (subcomisario) y Emerson Josué Canales Funes, fueron recordados tanto por sus compañeros como sus familiares, quienes no pudieron contener las lágrimas.
Por su parte, de acuerdo con Televicentro Noticias, el agente Nils Macklin Eguigure Benavides continúa en la morgue del Ministerio Público de San Pedro Sula, sujeto a exámenes forenses especiales debido a las severas lesiones que sufrió. Según los últimos reportes, su cuerpo presentó desmembramiento, quemaduras y señales de extrema violencia, lo que llevó a las autoridades a intensificar las investigaciones para esclarecer las circunstancias exactas de su muerte.
Dan último adiós a 4 de los 5 agentes policiales fallecidos durante una masacre en Honduras. (Cortesía: HCH)
Los cinco integrantes de la DIPAMPCO murieron durante una acción policial en Corinto, al norte de Honduras, al intentar ejecutar una operación contra estructuras criminales.
Testimonios recogido por HCH y confirmados por otros medios locales indican que el operativo en el que fallecieron los agentes tenía como objetivo la captura de presuntos integrantes de organizaciones criminales que operan en la región fronteriza con Guatemala. En el caso de los agentes caídos, la misión habría partido originalmente hacia el departamento de Colón, pero el grupo terminó desplazándose hasta Omoa, donde se desencadenó el enfrentamiento.
La sede central de la DIPAMPCO, ubicada en Tegucigalpa, fue escenario de escenas de dolor. Los féretros alineados, cada uno identificado con una fotografía de los agentes en vida, ocuparon el centro del salón. Las imágenes, cuidadosamente colocadas sobre los ataúdes, permitieron a familiares y compañeros reconocer y honrar a quienes perdieron la vida en el operativo de Corinto.
Miembros de la DIPAMPCO, visiblemente afectados, permanecieron de pie junto a los féretros, mostrando respeto y solidaridad en uno de los momentos más difíciles que ha atravesado la institución en los últimos años. Las lágrimas de los presentes reflejaron el impacto de la pérdida y la cercanía que existía entre los agentes caídos y sus compañeros.
En medio del acto, se realizó una misa de despedida. Un sacerdote ofreció oraciones por el descanso de los policías, pidiendo consuelo para las familias y fortaleza para el cuerpo policial.
El impacto del crimen no solo afectó a la institución policial. La noticia provocó una oleada de consternación en la sociedad hondureña. Diversos sectores manifestaron su pesar y exigieron justicia ante la violencia que cobró la vida de los cinco policías.
Las autoridades hondureñas, reiteraron el compromiso de proseguir con las investigaciones y fortalecer la presencia policial en la zona norte, donde la actividad criminal continúa representando un desafío para la seguridad nacional.
La Secretaría de Seguridad anunció la suspensión de altos mandos de la DIPAMPCO mientras avanza la investigación, con el objetivo de determinar las responsabilidades y esclarecer los motivos que llevaron a los agentes a ingresar en una zona de alto riesgo sin el respaldo de los protocolos institucionales.
El país mantiene el luto y la vigilancia, mientras las familias de los agentes caídos reciben el apoyo de la comunidad y del cuerpo policial.
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