I hope you’re sitting down.
During a recent discussion with New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin at the 2025 Dealbook Summit, California Gov. Gavin Newsom struck a bizarre sitting pose.
And he quickly went viral.
The internet lit up with mockery over Newsom’s unusually tense, “testicle-crushing” cross-legged sitting posture during the public appearance.
“I have never seen a man crush his testicles harder than this dude,” @BoredElonMusk tweeted, along with footage of the discussion on Wednesday.
“Lmao. Never trust anyone who sits like that,” another user slammed.
Watch the clip and more reactions below:
Gavin Newsom: Democrats need to be more "culturally normal."
Maybe start by not sitting like that ever again. pic.twitter.com/sWVZtap94Q
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) December 4, 2025
Why does Gavin Newsom sit like this?
How is this comfortable? pic.twitter.com/diSiTpHfjw— Monsters Are Real (@JoeBiancoAuthor) December 4, 2025
This dude is either lying, dancing, or sitting super weird. @GavinNewsom pic.twitter.com/Gbw0yBE7pe
— glae (@glaeclawson) December 3, 2025
@GavinNewsom Wtf is this? I will never trust a man that sits like this. pic.twitter.com/whxHQVnTQi
— Ryan Parks (@rnparks) December 4, 2025
Gavin Newsom has invented a new way of sitting pic.twitter.com/wlZ4CvLINF
— Doug Harvin (@RealDougHarvin) December 4, 2025
More over at The New York Post:
Internet goes nuts over Gavin Newsom’s odd ‘testicle-crushing’ sitting pose https://t.co/WY2tU8x1kE pic.twitter.com/NOMtDRn6Q1
— New York Post (@nypost) December 4, 2025
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