Californian Psycho?<\/p>\n
Gov. Gavin Newsom compared his look to that of notorious \u201cAmerican Psycho\u201d movie character Patrick Bateman, earning widespread mockery for the bizarre boast.<\/p>\n
In a post on X Monday night, Newsom showed a split-screen shot of his face side by side with actor Christian Bale\u2019s from his portrayal of the serial killer in the 2000 horror flick.<\/p>\n
For so many years people have been saying that Patrick Bateman and I look alike. Now this pic has been going all over the place. What do you think? pic.twitter.com\/K5j4vKNzUL<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The post immediately became the subject of widespread ridicule.<\/p>\n \u201cNot sure if your comms guy read who Patrick Bateman is\u2026 but I don\u2019t think comparing yourself to Patrick Bateman is the flex you think it is,\u201d right-wing YouTube influencer Nick Shirley replied to the post, adding a screenshot of the character\u2019s description from Wikipedia.<\/p>\n Not sure if your comms guy read who Patrick Bateman is\u2026 but I don\u2019t think comparing yourself to Patrick Bateman is the flex you think it is pic.twitter.com\/Frewe3dFMM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Nick shirley (@nickshirleyy) March 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re a weirdo and the entire world can see it now,\u201d another X user replied.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah\u2026 you\u2019re a psycho. Unfortunately California is your victim,\u201d a third chimed in.<\/p>\n Other referred to Newsom as an \u201cUn-American Psycho,\u201d while some said he lacked awareness.<\/p>\n \u201cWho posts stuff like this about themselves?,\u201d one critic responded. <\/p>\n \u201cBro, this is X, not Tinder,\u201d the Monterey County Republican Party joked in an X post.<\/p>\n In a quickly deleted post, the governor first compared him to Bale but changed it to mention his character in the film.<\/p>\n One viewer compared Newsom\u2019s post to the style and tone of President Trump, whose social media strategy and communication style have been adopted by the governors\u2019 team to troll the president.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going to go with @GavinNewsom on this one simply because he\u2019s trolling @realDonaldTrump and it\u2019s funny!\u201d one user wrote, sharing the picture posted by Trump to his Truth Social in February 2024 comparing his look to that of musician Elvis Presly. <\/p>\n \u201cFor so many years people have been saying that Elvis and I look alike. Now this pic has been going all over the place. What do you think?\u201d then-2024 presidential candidate wrote at the time.<\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t
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