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Brett Cooper
We gather here tonight to bring women back to their rightful place.
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Jennifer Siebel Newsom
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Brett Cooper
So Gavin Newsom's wife, or I guess I should say Gavin Newsom's first partner, the first partner of California. She has been all over the Internet last week and people are speculating that if anything is going to stop the United States from having a President Newsom, it is going to be her. And this is not like a Michelle Obama situation where she feels like she should have been the president and she just like hates her husband. No, this is because Jennifer Siebel Newsom is just too crazy, is too progressive. And let me tell you guys, it ain't pretty. Somebody said behind every beta male is a controlling, insane liberal wife. Many such cases. But guys, this is the kicker. This is why I needed to do this episode about nine years ago. If I'm being real, I was obsessed with Jennifer Siebel Newsom. In fact, I even knew her. So let's get into it now before we talk about all of that, if you want to stay updated on all live shows, new information, that sort of thing, head on over to BrettCooper.com also if you want exclusive content like farm vlogs and travel vlog and all of those sorts of things, check out Cooper Confidential. That is the subscriber platform that I built for you guys. All of that will be linked in the description below. All right, so truth time, my friends. I have to come clean here and show you a photo. Now, knowing X and the climate on X right now, this might lead to allegations of me being some kind of industry plant. She's always been a feminist, whatever it is, but I think it'll be funny. I will enjoy telling you the story. So look at this photo. That is me. Terrible lighting, terrible wind in the hair. Whenever, like, models do photo shoots and they have wind in the hair, it never actually looks like that when a normal person does it. So, yeah, there's the San Francisco breeze running through my hair. That is me with the first partner of California, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. Again, at 15 years old. And to make it even better, here's another photo of us. Here she is interviewing me on stage. You can see my photo here. There's my name. I know, I know, I know. Never gonna escape the allegations. But, guys, it gets even better. It really does, because I was invited to this event with Jennifer that I will tell you about in a few seconds. Because as a high schooler, as a teenager, I was involved with Hillary Clinton's female empowerment organization. Yes, you heard that correctly. Cue the manosphere melting down about my past transgressions. Anyway, all right, so story time. When I was, I think, 14 years old, based on my timeline, I was sophomore, maybe junior in high school. I know that that will sound crazy. I graduated early. Anyway, I was involved in an organization called Ann Power. And Ann Power was this initiative that was put together by Ann, Inc. So that's the company that owns Ann Taylor Loft, all of the women clothing brands, that sort of thing. And an organization called the Vital Voices Global Partnership, which was, in fact, Hillary Clinton's women's leadership organization. She founded it back in the 90s with Madeline Albright. They do a ton of work here in the United States, but primarily abroad, empowering female leaders from all of these different underdra developed countries to start different programs to help bolster their communities. It was a great program when I was involved in it. Again, I cannot endorse or know what they are doing now, but at the time, I had a really great experience. And Ann Power was a high school program. And every year, they went out to find the top 50 female leaders in high school in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. And in the 2016 year, I was one of the young women that was selected. And through that program, they flew you to New York City, and you met with all of these different entrepreneurs and people who worked in social entrepreneurship. So in the nonprofit space in corporate America, they gave us training in public speaking and how to put together business pitches. And they had classes on applying for colleges. And let me tell you, I loved it. I ate it. Up. I thought it was the coolest thing ever. And I was super in that world at the time. Like, the reason why I was chosen was because in late elementary school, middle school, I had an after school program that I created and ran where I worked with members of my hometown's underprivileged community. Most of them were immigrants. I worked with with them and taught theater arts and improv to these young kids, my own peers. They were around my age. And I used improv and theater arts as a way to boost confidence and create community and help their language skills to make this even worse. Guys, I know I'm like talking about Jennifer Newsom, Hillary Clinton, Disney. Disney gave me money to do this program. I won a Disney grant for this after school program that I put together and ran. I wrote plays that the kids would put on. It was so much fun. So I did that for many years. And then as a high schooler, as you guys probably know, if you've watched my show for a while, I got really, really involved in women's self defense against sexual. That's when I was living in Los Angeles. And so I started traveling around with my instructor and we would teach at various, you know, high schools and women's organizations. And so because of those two things, I was super, super involved in social entrepreneurship. At the time. I thought I might want to end up doing that as a career working in this kind of nonprofit advocacy space. I guess, sort of I am with this channel, like, talking about social issues. But anyway, that is why I was chosen. So I did that program summer of 2016. And then after that initial and power program, the same organization and INC and Vital Voices invited me and a few others from different classes back to their annual Vital Voices leadership retreat with the adult women from Vital Voices. And it concluded this whole, like, fall summit that we did. It concluded with us doing a panel at an event called the Worldwide Women's Girls Festival that was moderated by none other than first partner Newsom. So that is my very long winded story of how as a young person, I was involved with Disney and Hillary Clinton and Jennifer Siebel Newsom. So go crazy, ex. Have fun with that. I was going online trying to see if there were any pictures or videos from. I could not find any. But randomly, when I was on YouTube, apparently I'm the thumbnail for one of the promos for this girls festival. I clicked on this. I was like, oh, my gosh, is this like, us talking with her? No. I don't know why they chose to use this photo, terrible angle, does not look cute whatsoever. But yeah, there's me on stage again. Don't worry, I looked. I'm not speaking in that video, so there's nothing interesting there for you guys to see. But anyway, that is my past with good old Jennifer Siebel Newsom. And if we are being even more transparent here, that was like one of the greatest times of my life. You know, my involvement in all of these, like, female and empowerment things. It was so pure. Like, I genuinely believed in feminism and girl power and all of the things that I had not seen, the underbelly of it or the political implications of it. When I got older, I was like, oh, my gosh, what have I been involved in? But I genuinely loved it and it really did help with my confidence, public speaking, all of these things and to really, like, tie it all together. Like I thought at the time. At 15 years old, Jennifer Siebel Newsom was like the cat's pajamas, the bee's knees, whatever. I don't even know. I thought she was fabulous, is what I'm trying to say. After this event, I even reached out to her. I wrote her a letter asking if I could shadow her, be an intern with her production company, because I really liked her documentaries, which were, of course about sexism and feminism. All of the things. My gosh, how times have changed. But I will say the only thing that has not changed is the fact that I am still cheering on Jennifer Siebel Newsom, but for very different reasons, because what's happening right now online, the reason why I am talking about her in the first place, is because all of these old videos of her are starting to circulate, especially on X, and they are all coming out after Gavin Newsom. Poor Gavin Newsom has spent the last year and a half trying to moderate out his image, essentially going on record saying whatever will help him appease a wide swath of American voters so that he could be the Democrat nominee in 2028. But then, then comes along his beloved wife Jennifer, blabbering her mouth and people are reminded what values this family actually have. And she might be the thing that keeps them from getting to the White House. So, yes, Jennifer, keep on going. Anyway, let's just watch some of these clips, the first of which is very recent and it's actually her reaction to President Trump firing Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi. And you might think, Bret, why do we care about that? Obviously she's thrilled. We know she's thrilled. She's a left wing woman, obviously she wants these women to be fired, but no, she's actually angry because of feminism. Just watch.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom (Interview Clips)
I'm not a fan of Pam Bondi nor Kristi Noem, but I need to call out that it's no surprise to me that the first two prominent people pushed out of this administration were women. Let me explain the conservative women that Trump hand picks who align themselves with an agenda that controls women, restricting our rights, limiting our autonomy, and pushing us back into this straight jacket of femininity that is only in service of men. There's a familiar pattern here. Women are brought in packaged Mar A Lago style and lifted up as long as they commit to wholeheartedly serve the interests of the patriarch at the top.
Brett Cooper
Okay, I just have to stop. She goes on now for another minute and a half about how this is also patriarchal. It is so toxic. These women were chewed up and spat out by Donald Trump. But the most glaring part of this entire video is her saying that Donald Trump is taking us back to the era, the straitjacket of femininity. That's what she believes. That being feminine, embracing more traditional values, embracing femininity versus her, like hustle, boss, babe, first partner of California energy, means that you are in a straight jacket. That is her version of feminism, not equality for all women to flourish and pursue things that they are interested in, have the freedom to choose to get married, choose to have kids, choose to have a job, whatever it may be, travel, whatever you want to do. No, it's her very narrow version, her very narrow idea of what a good life as a woman looks like. And even though she is a wife and mother, even though she wears lovely dresses and has beautiful hair, she's not chopped off her hair in a buzz cut. She's not walking around in androgynous outfits. She herself actually embraces femin. Oh, no. When conservatives do it, we're putting ourselves in a straight jacket. Thank you, Jennifer. Somebody commented and said, completely predictable. Thinks each should be fired, but firing them is misogynistic. Yes. Also, this was so perfect. Somebody else commented and said, I thought we weren't supposed to consider gender. And then he highlighted again the fact that she calls herself the first partner of California. Yes. Well, guys, obviously we don't consider gender unless it suits our narrative, of course. Unless we need something to bitch about. And then suddenly we care very deeply about femininity and gender. Now, while Jennifer Siebel Newsom has made such a big stink about not being the first lady, she hates the term lady. She wants to be called the first partner. She has made an even bigger stink about her kids. Oh, my gosh, this is crazy, guys. Her kids having to learn the differences between men and women. In fact, she wants the government, she and her husband's government to step in to stop that from happening. Just watch.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
The boys that spent time online are moving a little bit. I'm trying not to be political here, but are moving to the right. We're like one of the most progressive households and our son is confused and asking all these questions. We're working on legislation to hold tech companies accountable and help them be a force for good in our kids and families lives. To really provide all the best in class resources and support for youth so that they don't go down this rabbit hole of very, very dangerous and limiting narratives around ultimately what it means to be a girl and what it means to be a boy.
Brett Cooper
Oh, gosh, so dangerous. So dangerous. Talking about what it means to be a girl and what it means to be a boy. I'm listening to her talk and I'm like, I feel like we have more pressing matters to address when it comes to big tech. You are a mother. You have young daughters. Are you not more concerned with the influx of pornography on social media sites? Are you not concerned with the fact that on platforms like Meta you an account for a minor, you can say, I'm 13 years old and within a matter of seconds of creating that account, that minor is served sexual content, that minor is receiving dm, soliciting sex and prostitution. Don't you think that might be a bigger concern for families if we're going to wield legislation in regards to big tech? No, no, actually, we wanna make sure that when her sons are watching sports content, they don't interact with alt right narratives. That's what she's saying. Her sons consume sports content, then it dips them into this alt right world. She needs Big Tech to stop. What is big Tech gonna do? Go to Dave Portnoy and Barstool and say, stop saying those offensive jokes? Don't take. You need to take that out of your podcast. And my son's. What? Like, it's ridiculous. It is absolutely ridiculous. And obviously, you know, every parent wants to indoctrinate their own children with their own values. I want to do the same for my son. Obviously, Jennifer wants to do that for her kids, but like, God forbid your kids know that the genders aren't the same, that there are differences between boys and girls, that not every man is a soy boy, beta C like the ones there around in California. Now, speaking of soy, you guys need to stop buying foreign meat that is chock full of that soy. And that is why you need good ranchers. And good ranchers is about more than just selling meat. It is about protecting American agriculture. Because my friends over at Good Ranchers, they partner with local farmers and local ranchers to deliver 100% American meat straight to your door. It is pasture raised, it has no antibiotics, no added hormones. It's not chock full of soy. It is the kind of quality that you can actually feel good about serving to the people that you love around your table. You will also feel good knowing that you are helping keep American family farms in business while they get elsewhere elbowed out by foreign producers and factory farming. So what better way to celebrate making it out of winter and into summer grilling season than with a good rancher subscription? Plus, huge news, guys. I love this. They just launched custom boxes. So now you can build your own box, your own subscription with the cuts that your family reaches for every single night. Steaks for grilling, chicken for weeknight dinners, salmon for an easy lunch. You name it, you can put it in your box. Start your plan today and you will get free meat included with every order. And with my code Brett, you will get $25 off your first order. Again, that is free meat a special surprise with every order. Plus $25 off your first order with my code BRE. When you start your plan today@goodranchers.com and if you wanna know who's delivering a quality American education these days, you need to check out my friends over at Grand Canyon University. Now, a lot of people, especially on the political right, say that higher education is outdated, that it is irrelevant. Well, not when it is purpose driven education like at Grand Canyon University. Because GCU does not settle for the status quo like other universities. They shatter it with academically rigorous, industry driven programs built to move at the speed of relevance, with practical skills, career readiness and opportunities for every student. Imagine that practicality in programs tailored for the real world, not just made up degrees that leave you under a mountain of debt, with no job prospects, which honestly is the reality for a lot of American higher education. And that is what makes GCU different. With some 380 pathways, including 153 degree programs, 180 emphases and 56 certificate programs, there is truly an option for every kind of student. Plus, GCU's campus was ranked in the top 20 best college campuses in the country by Niche.com for 2026, recognized both for excellence in academics and in campus life, they're grounded in Christian truth. GCU works to empower the next generation to learn, lead with integrity, serve with purpose, and help transform their communities and build a future that matters. So take action. Find your purpose at GCU today. It is private, it's Christian, and it's affordable. It's nonprofit. Visit gcu.edu to learn more. But anyway, back to the point. The thing is, Jennifer and Gavin, they are not going to protect your children from the soy boy Beta cucks. They want them to see them. She actually wanted people to know, in that same little appearance, that they were going to institutionalize their values in the limited time they had left.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
The Gavin and I, we have three more years. We're trying to institutionalize our values so that they carry on beyond our term.
Brett Cooper
And then maybe after that, Gavin and his bucket of hair gel will head straight to the White House. But. But again, maybe not because of her. Somebody said, imagine you're Gavin Newsom doing every podcast, trying to say all of the right things, building your based reputation, and your wife destroys everything in seconds. Literally mere days, 24 hours. When people found the first clip of her, it all started steamrolling. It was like a snowball effect. Suddenly my timeline was just flooded with Jennifer Siebel. Newsma's having flashbacks to being 14 years old. And suddenly it is all anyone is talking about. But guys, it gets even better from here. Or I guess I should say worse. Because in addition to all of that, all of her virtue signaling, she also wanted people to know that because she is such a benevolent and tolerant, loving left wing mom, she and Gavin took her children on a pilgrimage to red states in America to learn about racism. To learn about racism and actually see it in person. Watch this.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
You took your four kids on this trip. You're here in Alabama now. Why was it important to you to take them on this trip to red states and learn about the history in our country?
Jennifer Siebel Newsom (Interview Clips)
That's a great question. Well, I don't think, or I know for a fact that we don't get all of this history in our schools. And it's part of enlivening them, building their curiosity, expanding their hearts, their empathy, so that they themselves can be the change they wish to see in the world and recognize that we have work to do and that we have healing to do and so that they can be, you know, use their voices to stand up and speak out when they see pain and suffering and, and bullying and racism and misogyny around them.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
And you want them to see it so that they know.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom (Interview Clips)
I do. I'm a truth seeker.
Brett Cooper
I do. I do. It's like Jennifer in this clip was trying to kind of beat around the bush, you know, she wants her kids to get the real history that apparently is not being taught in California schools. She wants her kids to expand their horizons, be curious. That's all great things, you know, Travel with your kids. That's wonderful. And then Jen is like, no, I get what you're saying. You want them to see that Southern backwards racism, sexism, right up close and personal. And then the facade is just destroyed. Jennifer is like, oh, I do. I'm a truth seeker. I do. I do. Shut up. I'm watching this. And I'm like, wow, like, so great. I'm sure that this will make people in the south really excited to vote for your husband. When he's saying, I'm going to represent the people of Alabama, what is he gonna say? I'm gonna help you all not be so racist. If you elect me as president, I will turn your life around. Like, seriously, this meme was so perfect. This guy boasted, kids, come look at the peasants. Yeah. Yes. Let's have some empathy for these sexist, misogynistic Alabamans. Alabamans. Alabama O Nians. I don't even know what I'm trying to say. You get the point. The elitism is off the charts. Somebody else posted and said Newsom's wife is dragging the kids to red states for a racism field trip is peak California elitism. Meanwhile, those same backwards states are outpacing blue cities and everything from migration to economic growth. The condescension rights itself, yeah, it certainly does. But you know what? I honestly, for one, am glad that they are not trying to hide their values so that Americans, all Americans, even the backwards ones in Alabama, my friends were Alabama, you guys know who they truly are, ironically, and I thought this was so funny. While Jennifer was accusing all of us in red states for being racist and sexist, backwards bullies. All of the things she wanted the rapists and murderers in San Quentin to know that they were probably in jail because of just some little accidents. Yes. Just listen to this. And I know if you are confused by her story, do not worry. I will explain. So stay tuned.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
I had to be very raw when we interviewed the young men who were juvenile offenders in San Quentin. I told them about my own lockdown,
Brett Cooper
where
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
I lost my older sister a few days before my seventh birthday. And I blame myself for her death. And I share that because that they ultimately were accused of committing these Violent crimes and sentenced for life. And I think it shocked them that this, you know, blonde lady who was, you know, the interviewing them had a similar story, was perhaps in the wrong place at the wrong time, but wasn't punished the way they were because clearly it was an accident. But theirs was probably an accident too.
Brett Cooper
Theirs was probably an accident. These offenders of violent crimes, it was probably just an accident that they ended up in San Quentin. I mean, also imagine going to San
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Brett Cooper
Sitting in front of these prisoners and making it about you being like, let me tell you about how I killed someone. We're gonna talk about that. How I killed somebody and I avoided going to prison. That's not gonna make them feel better if you're not fixing their situation, if you're not opening up the gates and letting them out. I don't think they really wanna hear about how you avoided the sentence that they are currently facing. All right now. Anyway, sorry I got ahead of myself. There is so much to unpack here. So this is where I do wanna change my tone a little bit because I have spent the entire episode ripping into her. Except when I was telling you about how I used to love her. But this truly is what she's talking about. It is a devastating story. And in my opinion, like, like if we're doing a psychoanalysis, I think that it tells us a lot about who she is today. So the story is that when she was six, I think this was in 1981, she said she was on vacation with her family in Hawaii. She and her older sister, who was 8 at the time they were playing. The family had a golf cart that came at the resort, the Airbnb, whatever It was in 1981, she was playing on the golf cart, she put it in reverse, she accidentally ran over and killed her 8 year old sister. I think that her sister died maybe 24 hours later. I don't know all the details, but I mean, like, I get chills when I think about it because it is just so awful. And obviously I was not involved in my brother's death. But I think about losing a sibling at such a young age that following you, the things that you know transpire in your family, your parents, marriage. Like every single facet of her life changed after that tragedy. Understandably, it has followed her throughout her entire life. She's now 55 years old. She's still tearing up when she talks about it. Obviously it is an awful, tragic, traumatic thing. In one interview she said, I felt the pressure to be perfect, to make my parents forget by being two daughters instead of one. I'm sure that there was survivor's guilt. I'm sure in my subconscious. It's like I have to make up for that loss and I have to do something to improve other people's lives or have an impact to double my own, which is a little crazy. So I just want you to think about that and what she's saying and then think about what drives so much of progressivism, of leftist ideology, which, as Eli Beth Saki says, toxic empathy. This idea that everyone around you is oppressed is a victim that you have. You have, you know, your white savior complex, as they say. You have to go out of your way. Even if you are compromising the well being of the economy, of our society, of culture. You have to save these people. It's like Jennifer, the way that I see it, she's walking through life trying to create problems or make them up in her head so that then she can solve them. To feel like she is benevolent and doing good in the world, maybe so she can make up for that loss with her parents, for the world at large, with God, I don't know. And so what I'm trying to say here is that if this woman sounds unique, over the top and nauseating in her arrogance, in her desperation to be the person solving all of these made up problems, it's probably because she is like she has twisted up so many things in her mind that she can compare her tragic, objectively traumatic and tragic six year old accident to juvenile prisoners in San Quentin, which is a notorious maximum security prison that has historically held death row inmates. It was the only prison in California that did executions. It was the worst of the worst. Like Charles Manson was in San Quentin. And the young people, the juveniles who are incarcerated there are those, those who committed such violent crimes that they got life sentences and she's sitting in front of them. And because of this toxic empathy, her victim savior complex, she can't even see how out of touch and offensive her comments might sound to these individuals, how it will not impact them in the slightest because she is so desperate to absolve herself of what happened when she was 6 years old. Like, I'm honestly surprised at that point that she didn't pull out the white woman privilege card. Who knows, maybe she did it another time. But anyway, anyway, that is the context there. And again, I think it gives a little more insight into who she is. Matt Van Swole commented on that video and said, the more I see it, the more I understand Democrats have zero empathy for the victims of hate and infinite empathy for the perpetrators of it. But the audacity of this statement is genuinely astonishing. Yes, well, of course she has all of the empathy in the world. Unless you are a perpetrator of racism and sexism in Alabama, then she has no tolerance. She wants her four young children to stare at you like zoo animals so that they themselves can learn empathy and learn how to save us. Obviously somebody else said, please do not mute her microphone. To the contrary, please give her as many opportunities to open her mouth as possible. She will continue to say insanely stupid things that will only hurt Gavin's short lived career. Birds of a feather. Yeah. And like, at the very least, it's a good thing they found each other. They can just be nauseating and elitist and arrogant together. I would not want to be sitting at a dinner table with the two of them now. All of that being said, the Internet has had an absolute field day with these clips. Again, I showed you three. There are probably 12 that I have bookmarked. But you know what, we've got a long time until 2028, so I am sure that they will resurrect once again. Cause honestly, it feels like it's a little too early in the game to use up all of this great content. But do not worry, because there will always be more. Maybe as we even get closer to the presidential race, we can talk about Gavin's sex scandals. We can talk about how Jennifer Siebel Newsom accused Harvey Weinstein of raping her until years later, she emailed her alleged rapist to get help asking him for advice. That doesn't really make sense, does it? Anyway, so tell me, Jennifer, is that part of the feminism that you hope your daughters inherit and emulate? I don't know. Just wondering. Maybe we'll get into that at another time.
Host: Brett Cooper
Date: April 10, 2026
In this episode, Brett Cooper dissects the growing online scrutiny of California’s “First Partner,” Jennifer Siebel Newsom—wife of Governor Gavin Newsom. Cooper blends personal anecdotes and critical commentary to examine how Jennifer’s progressive worldview and public statements have become a liability, potentially imperiling her husband’s presidential prospects. Through a mix of pointed analysis, memorable quotes, and humor, Brett explores themes of feminism, parental influence, ideological elitism, and the underpinnings behind progressive activism.
“It was so pure. Like, I genuinely believed in feminism and girl power… I had not seen the underbelly or political implications.”
“If anything is going to stop the United States from having a President Newsom, it is going to be her.” (07:25)
“Women are brought in, packaged Mar-A-Lago style, and lifted up as long as they commit to wholeheartedly serve the interests of the patriarch at the top.” – Jennifer Siebel Newsom (08:58)
“No, it’s her very narrow idea of what a good life as a woman looks like… Thank you, Jennifer.” (09:24)
“We’re working on legislation…so [kids] don’t go down this rabbit hole of very, very dangerous and limiting narratives around what it means to be a girl and what it means to be a boy.” – Jennifer Siebel Newsom (11:36)
“Gavin and I, we have three more years. We’re trying to institutionalize our values so that they carry on beyond our term.” – Jennifer Siebel Newsom (15:44)
“Maybe after that, Gavin and his bucket of hair gel will head straight to the White House. But. But again, maybe not because of her.” (15:53)
“We don’t get all of this history in our schools…so they can use their voices to stand up when they see pain and suffering and bullying and racism…” – Jennifer Siebel Newsom (16:56) “I do. I’m a truth seeker.” (17:39)
“Let’s have some empathy for these sexist, misogynistic Alabamans… The elitism is off the charts.” (17:42)
“Theirs was probably an accident too.” – Jennifer Siebel Newsom (20:11)
“She is so desperate to absolve herself… she has twisted up so many things in her mind.” (20:51)
“Please do not mute her microphone… she will continue to say insanely stupid things that will only hurt Gavin’s short-lived career.” (21:46)
On why Jennifer will hinder Gavin’s ambitions:
“If anything is going to stop the United States from having a President Newsom, it is going to be her.” – Brett Cooper (07:25)
Jennifer’s feminist critique:
“There’s a familiar pattern here. Women are brought in, packaged Mar-A-Lago style… as long as they serve the patriarch at the top.” – Jennifer Siebel Newsom (08:58)
Brett on institutionalizing values:
“Maybe after that, Gavin and his bucket of hair gel will head straight to the White House. But…maybe not because of her.” (15:53)
On red state racism education:
“Let’s have some empathy for these sexist, misogynistic Alabamans… The elitism is off the charts.” – Brett Cooper (17:42)
On toxic empathy and Jennifer’s trauma:
“She is so desperate to absolve herself of what happened when she was six years old…she has twisted up so many things in her mind.” – Brett Cooper (20:51)
On Jennifer’s San Quentin comments:
“Theirs was probably an accident too.” – Jennifer Siebel Newsom (20:11)
“Imagine going to San Quentin with Plan B…” – Brett Cooper (20:20)
Internet reaction:
“Please do not mute her microphone…she will continue to say insanely stupid things that will only hurt Gavin’s short-lived career.” – Brett Cooper (21:46)
Brett’s delivery is a mix of personal confession, pointed skepticism, and sharp humor. She balances self-deprecation—owning her activist past—with biting critique of the Newsoms’ worldview, using sarcasm and meme culture references (“bucket of hair gel”) to connect with a younger, online audience. Throughout, she maintains a casual, conversational style matched with moments of genuine empathy (especially regarding childhood tragedy) and social critique.
Brett frames Jennifer Siebel Newsom as the embodiment of performative progressivism and “toxic empathy,” suggesting her ideological zeal makes Gavin unelectable at the national level. The episode serves as a caution against unchecked elite advocacy, drawing from Brett’s own evolution from idealistic participant to iconoclastic commentator. Throughout, she invites listeners to scrutinize not just public policy, but the personal psychology and cultural attitudes underpinning leaders’ decisions and rhetoric.