Sure: at The French Laundry, or at your winery?

“I can’t hear you!”

In 2020, California’s milksop locked the Little People in their homes while he and his fellow millionaires whooped it up at The French Laundry (no they weren’t scrubbing their facemasks, they were dining on illegal foie gras and deadly pufferfish). That didn’t go over well with voters, but Governor Hairgel remains oblivious to optics and contemptuous of constituents, so he repeated the performance earlier this month:

As riots engulfed Los Angeles and mobs vandalized public buildings, incinerated vehicles, and assaulted law enforcement officers, California governor Gavin Newsom was enjoying a swanky wine-tasting party in Napa Valley.

The wine-tasting was held on the afternoon of June 7, 2025, at the Odette Estate Winery, which Newsom co-founded in 2011. Dubbed “Vineyard Vibes,” the event was a fundraiser for the PlumpJack Foundation, founded by Newsom’s sister, and featured “contemporary yet sophisticated” wines, live jazz music, and locally made pizza and smash burgers. “It’s the perfect kick-off to summer fun,” read promotional language. “The fete will take place on the Winery Crushpad, where we’ll gather for music, food, conversation, and delicious wine!”

So that’s the background to this latest bit of buffoonery, and here’s the story: The man so desperate to be King was hammered for wining while his cities burned, so some idiot aide came up with a big idea — distract attention from the Gov’s no-show performance by throwing down a perfumed glove and challenging JD Vance to meet him behind the school after class: that’ll prove to the state and the country who the real Macho Man is. So far, results have not been positive.

Hilarity Ensues After Desperate Gavin Newsom Challenges JD Vance to a Debate

Obviously, the guy who is all but certain to officially commence with a 2028 presidential run at some point forgot how things turned out when he issued a similar challenge to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2023. 

Accordingly, people had thoughts: