{"id":100555,"date":"2025-08-22T00:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T00:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/100555\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T00:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T00:05:07","slug":"newsom-mocks-magas-outrage-over-cracker-barrels-new-logo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/100555\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom Mocks MAGA&#8217;s Outrage Over Cracker Barrel&#8217;s New Logo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been on a posting spree on his MAGA-mocking X account, where he\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/gavin-newsom-trump_n_68a4a033e4b0c2c76f851c00\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:poked fun at President Donald Trump;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">poked fun at President Donald Trump<\/a> by parodying the POTUS\u2019 notorious all-cap posts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And now, Newsom has turned his sights to trolling MAGA\u2019s uproar over Cracker Barrel\u2019s viral new rebranding.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier this week, the Southern country-themed U.S. restaurant chain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crackerbarrel.com\/newsroom\/news-releases\/2025\/aug\/cracker-barrel-teams-up-with-country-music-star-jordan-davis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:unveiled;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">unveiled<\/a> its logo change for the first time in decades. While the old Cracker Barrel logo featured a pinto bean shape behind the Cracker Barrel name alongside an image of an old man and a barrel, the new logo is more simplistic, with just the name of the chain, complete with the original gold and brown color tones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/gavin-newsom-mocks-trump-epstein-diversion_n_6878cc7ae4b0b08368f4f2e6?utm_campaign=yahoo-recirc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gavin Newsom Mocks Trump\u2019s Epstein Diversion With His Sweetest Jab Yet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gavin Newsom Mocks Trump\u2019s Epstein Diversion With His Sweetest Jab Yet<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The move sparked a political frenzy, leaving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/cracker-barrel-logo-redesign-reactions_n_68a68b5fe4b0d184fdf4aa11\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MAGA figures fuming;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MAGA figures fuming<\/a> over the logo and aesthetic changes as they accused the restaurant chain of becoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/cracker-barrel-has-fallen_n_6482c413e4b048eb910e490c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2033;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u2033<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/cracker-barrel-has-fallen_n_6482c413e4b048eb910e490c\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:woke.\u201d\u00a0;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">woke.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an all-caps post Thursday on X, Newsom\u2019s @GovPressOffice account sarcastically popped off at Cracker Barrel to poke fun at his MAGA opponents.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/trump-midnight-meltdown-gavin-newsom_n_68a6c706e4b0221ae092b5a8?utm_campaign=yahoo-recirc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Trump Has A \u2018Massive\u2019 Midnight Meltdown In Flurry Of Social Media Posts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Trump Has A \u2018Massive\u2019 Midnight Meltdown In Flurry Of Social Media Posts<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWHAT IS WRONG WITH CRACKER BARREL?? KEEP YOUR BEAUTIFUL LOGO!!!,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/1958535983898722547\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the post<\/a> read. \u201cTHE NEW ONE LOOKS LIKE CHEAP VELVEETA \u201cCHEESE\u201d FROM WALMART, THE PLACE FOR \u201cGROCERIES\u201d (AN OLD FASHIONED TERM)!!! \u201cFIX IT\u201d ASAP! WOKE IS DEAD!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. \u2014 GCN.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cracker Barrel didn\u2019t immediately respond to HuffPost\u2019s request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Backlash from the MAGA crew wasn\u2019t the only thing Cracker Barrel was slapped with; the company also reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cracker-barrel-cbrl-stock-down-200-million-loss-new-logo-change\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:lost nearly $100 million;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">lost nearly $100 million<\/a> in market value after its stock dipped Thursday following the new logo release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cracker Barrel has been in the hot seat with the right wing in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 2023, the restaurant chain, which has over 660 locations across 45 states in the United States, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/cracker-barrels-support-pride-month-draws-conservative-backlash-online-rcna88635\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:criticized;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">criticized<\/a> during Pride Month for celebrating its LGBTQ customers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CtPBuvgtAv-\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:posts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">posts<\/a> on social media and on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crackerbarrel.com\/culture-and-inclusion\/pride-page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:website.\u00a0;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">website.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/newsom-mocks-maga-cracker-barrel-new-logo_n_68a75159e4b0e8c4a7241881?utm_campaign=yahoo-recirc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Read the original on HuffPost;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Read the original on HuffPost<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"California Gov. 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