 Newsom was also Biden's top ally in the post-debate spin room involving the press. After the debate, Newsom told MSNBC that the panic over Biden's performance was unnecessary. And how do I look? Is this my best side? Yeah, come on. Of course you're going to say it's unnecessary. If you say anything else, you're obviously going to want to lean. You're looking to attract attention to yourself. So that's Gavin Newsom.