Conservative influencer Benny Johnson escalated his online clash with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday, firing back after the governor’s press office mocked him with a joke about Grindr servers amid a dispute over alleged fraud in California.
“So your response to evidence of mass fraud in California is to accuse me of cheating on my wife?” Johnson wrote on X. “I have never cheated on my wife. We’ve been together for nearly 20 years.” Johnson then accused Newsom of deflecting from policy issues with personal attacks.
Johnson followed with pointed references to Newsom’s past admitted affair with a staffer during his time as San Francisco mayor and raised questions about Newsom’s wife’s past professional connection to Harvey Weinstein, as well as donor Ed Buck. “Ya, you should sit this one out,” Johnson wrote.
The exchange began after Johnson said he would travel to California to “investigate fraud,” prompting a sarcastic response from the governor’s press office on X.
