2026年2月23日 / 美国东部时间晚上8:18 / CBS新闻
加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽森（Gavin Newsom）和亚特兰大市长安德烈·狄更斯（Andre Dickens）周一驳斥了保守派对纽森的指责，这些保守派认为纽森在推广其新书时发表的言论存在种族主义和偏见。
纽森周日在座无虚席的礼堂中与狄更斯交谈，反思自己的学业挑战。”我不是想给你们留下深刻印象，我只是想让你们知道，我和你们一样，我并不比你们优秀，”纽森说，”我是个SAT考了960分的人，而且你知道，我不是想冒犯任何人——你知道——如果你SAT考了940分，我可不会装作很懂的样子——但说实话，我就是个SAT考了960分的人。你们从未见过我念演讲稿，因为我不会念演讲稿。也许我选错了行当。”
他的言论在网上迅速传播，主要是被保守派和共和党当选官员放大，他们声称纽森的言论是种族主义的，因为他是在对一位黑人当选官员发表讲话。福克斯新闻主持人肖恩·汉尼蒂（Sean Hannity）分享了这段视频，并表示纽森”认为960分的SAT成绩让他’和美国黑人一样’”。
纽森回应道：”你根本不在乎美国总统在Truth Social上发布奥巴马总统的猿猴视频，或者把非洲国家称为’粪坑’——但你却因为我谈论自己与阅读障碍的终身斗争而称我为种族主义者？别再假惺惺地表现你的愤怒了，肖恩。”
纽森指的是特朗普总统在其Truth Social账号上分享的一段视频，视频中将前总统巴拉克·奥巴马和前第一夫人米歇尔·奥巴马描绘成猿类。在两党强烈反对后，白宫删除了该帖子，并表示一名工作人员”错误地发布了该帖子”。
共和党参议员蒂姆·斯科特（Tim Scott）是最早公开反对特朗普社交帖子的保守派人士之一，他周一表示：”纽森患有’低期望偏见’，我厌倦了民主党人（包括凯西·霍楚尔和乔·拜登等人）对黑人的刻板印象。”他指责纽森”利用平庸的学业成就来讨好社区”。
纽森的通讯主任在一份声明中表示：”首先，MAGA运动嘲笑他的阅读障碍，现在他们因为加文·纽森谈论自己的低SAT分数而称他为种族主义者。这是虚假的MAGA制造的愤怒。”
狄更斯在周一的社交帖子中分享了他对这次谈话的看法，写道：”从一个真正坐在提问席上的人那里得到的经验：背景比标题更重要。”他说，两人当时正在讨论纽森的学业困难，包括他的SAT成绩。”那不是对任何人的攻击，”他说，”那是他个人经历中的脆弱时刻。”
“我们已经习惯了大声疾呼、拍着胸脯的政治，以至于当有人谈论自己的缺点时，人们会试图把它歪曲成别的东西，”狄更斯说，”但我要明确一点。这里是亚特兰大。我们不需要别人告诉我们什么时候该生气。历史已经表明……当我们生气时，你们会知道的。”
纽森办公室表示，州长多年来就其SAT成绩和阅读障碍发表过类似言论，”包括与查理·柯克和其他数十名观众交谈时”。
当被问及去年是否在考虑竞选总统时，纽森在2025年接受”CBS周日早晨”采访时说：”一个SAT考了960分、至今仍在努力阅读脚本、总是坐在教室后排的人——你甚至会把这种想法抛出来本身就很不寻常。谁知道呢？我期待看到2028年谁会出现并迎接那个时刻，这是美国人民的问题。”
州长周末启动了他的新书宣传活动，将前往关键州进行宣传，这些州如果他发起2028年总统竞选，将需要获得支持。行程包括田纳西州、佐治亚州和南卡罗来纳州，以及周一的活动。他预计将于3月访问新罕布什尔州。
As conservatives accuse Newsom of bigotry, California governor’s office slams “MAGA-manufactured outrage”
February 23, 2026 / 8:18 PM EST / CBS News
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens pushed back Monday on conservatives who accused the California governor of racism and bigotry for comments he made while promoting his new book.
Newsom spoke Sunday with Dickens in front of a packed auditorium, reflecting on his academic challenges. “I’m not trying to impress you, I’m just trying to impress upon you I’m like you, I’m not better than you,” Newsom said. “I’m a 960 SAT guy and you know, I’m not trying to offend anyone — you know — trying to act all there if you got 940 — but literally, a 960 SAT guy. You’ve never seen me read a speech because I cannot read a speech. Maybe the wrong business to be.”
His remarks went viral, largely amplified by conservatives and Republican elected officials who claimed Newsom’s remarks were racist because he was speaking to a Black elected official. Fox News host Sean Hannity shared the clip and said Newsom “Thinks a 960 SAT Makes Him ‘Like’ Black Americans.”
Newsom replied: “You didn’t give a s about the President of the United States of America posting an ape video of President Obama or calling African nations sholes — but you’re going to call me racist for talking about my lifelong struggle with dyslexia? Spare me your fake f outrage, Sean.”
Newsom was referring to a video shared on President Trump’s Truth Social account depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. After bipartisan backlash, the White House deleted the post and said a staffer had “erroneously made the post.”
Republican Sen. Tim Scott, one of the first conservatives to speak out against Mr. Trump’s social post, said Monday that “Newsom suffers from the ‘bigotry of low expectations’ and I for one am tired of Democrats (including the likes of Kathy Hochul and Joe Biden) stereotyping Black people.” He admonished Newsom for “using your mediocre academics as a way to patronize communities.”
Newsom’s communications director said in a statement: “First MAGA mocked his dyslexia and now they’re calling Gavin Newsom a racist for talking about his low SAT scores. This is fake MAGA-manufactured outrage.”
Dickens shared his perspective on the conversation in a social post on Monday, writing, “Take it from someone who was actually in the chair asking the questions: context matters more than a headline.” He said the two were discussing Newsom’s academic struggles, including his SAT performance. “That wasn’t an attack on anyone,” he said. “It was a moment of vulnerability about his own journey.”
“We’ve gotten so used to loud, chest-pounding politics that when someone speaks about shortcomings, people try to twist it into something else,” Dickens said. “Let me be clear though. This is Atlanta. We don’t need anyone to tell us when to be offended. And history has shown … when we are, you’ll know.”
Newsom’s office said the governor has made similar remarks about his SAT scores and dyslexia “for years, including with Charlie Kirk and dozens of other audiences.”
When asked last year by “CBS Sunday Morning” last year whether he’s considering a presidential bid, Newsom said: “The idea that a guy who got 960 on his SAT, that still struggles to read scripts, that was always in the back of the classroom — the idea that you even throw that out is in and of itself extraordinary. Who the hell knows? I’m looking forward to who presents themselves in 2028 and who meets that moment, and that’s the question for the American people.”
The governor kicked off his book tour over the weekend, with stops in key states where he’ll need support if he launches a 2028 presidential campaign. Stops included Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina on Monday. He’s expected to visit New Hampshire in March.