Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom and self-described First Partner of California, posted a video defending Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi. She argued that their recent removals from President Donald Trump's administration demonstrate patriarchal discrimination against women. Newsom described the appointees as complicit in restricting women's rights.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom stated in an Instagram video, 'Trust me, 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.' Noem had served as Homeland Security Secretary, and Bondi as Attorney General, both in cabinet-level roles under Trump before their recent departures. Newsom attributed their ousters to a pattern where conservative women aligned with Trump are elevated only to serve patriarchal interests. She claimed, 'Women are brought in and packaged Mar-a-Lago-style and lifted up, as long as they commit to whole-heartedly serve the interests of the patriarch at the top.'
