Throughout his decades in politics, Gavin Newsom has been called everything under the California sun by friends and foes alike, but there is one moniker the two-term Golden State governor embraces, thanks to Donald Trump : disruptor.

“I don’t spend a lot of time on labels, I spend time on results,” a definitive Newsom declares. “But if by ‘disruptor’ you mean challenging a status quo that’s not meeting the moment, then yeah, I’m happy to lean into that.”

“I’m from San Francisco, and an entrepreneur from the earliest days of my career — disruption has always been the norm for me,” the likely 2028 presidential contender adds.

Of course, Newsom being Newsom, or at least the post-2024 Newsom, the governor can’t resist pulling up a tried, true and well-trolled comparison with President Trump and his tactics.

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“On the political side of it — look at who our president is,” the governor says of his constant adversary.…