Internet Has Field Day With Gav’s ‘Testicle-Crushing’ Sitting Posture

I hope you’re sitting down.

During a recent discussion with New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin at the 2025 Dealbook Summit, California Gov. Gavin Newsom struck a bizarre sitting pose.

And he quickly went viral.

The internet lit up with mockery over Newsom’s unusually tense, “testicle-crushing” cross-legged sitting posture during a public appearance.

“I have never seen a man crush his testicles harder than this dude,” @BoredElonMusk tweeted, along with footage of the discussion on Wednesday.

“Lmao. Never trust anyone who sits like that,” another user slammed.

Watch the clip and more reactions below:

Gavin Newsom: Democrats need to be more “culturally normal.”

Maybe start by not sitting like that ever again. pic.twitter.com/sWVZtap94Q

— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) December 4, 2025

Why does Gavin Newsom sit like this?
How is this comfortable? pic.twitter.com/diSiTpHfjw

— Monsters Are Real (@JoeBiancoAuthor) December 4, 2025

This dude is either lying, dancing, or sitting super weird. @GavinNewsom pic.twitter.com/Gbw0yBE7pe

— glae (@glaeclawson) December 3, 2025

@GavinNewsom Wtf is this? I will never trust a man that sits like this. pic.twitter.com/whxHQVnTQi

— Ryan Parks (@rnparks) December 4, 2025

Gavin Newsom has invented a new way of sitting pic.twitter.com/wlZ4CvLINF

— Doug Harvin (@RealDougHarvin) December 4, 2025

More over at The New York Post:

Internet goes nuts over Gavin Newsom’s odd ‘testicle-crushing’ sitting pose https://t.co/WY2tU8x1kE pic.twitter.com/NOMtDRn6Q1

— New York Post (@nypost) December 4, 2025