Joe Concha: July Fourth Karens and Newsoms are all the same

Published July 7, 2026 10:45am ET



Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha blasted the wave of negative Fourth of July messaging, arguing the holiday should be a moment to celebrate the country, not dwell on its shortcomings. 

“If you’re one of these people who decided to take this incredible occasion to crap all over this republic, whether you’re a Karen or a Newsom, which are basically the same at this point, thank you,” Concha said on Fox News’s Hannity on Monday. “You’re on the very wrong side of what should be a day where we all come together as Americans, as patriots.”

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