Newsom's attack dog taunts Buttigieg over South Carolina visit as 2028 fight heats up

Newsom's communications director Izzy Gardon mocked Pete Buttigieg over his recent visit to South Carolina after Aida Ross highlighted the photo with the Orangeburg branch of the NAACP. This exchange placed the potential presidential contenders at the center of a growing fight over Black voter outreach, amid wider Democratic tensions about engaging voters in the South for the 2028 nomination.