Key Highlights
- Gavin Newsom’s international outreach as "inappropriate" on Monday.
- Trump's warning was to British leaders against partnering with the Democratic governor after Newsom signed a clean energy agreement with the United Kingdom during a European diplomacy tour."The U. K.’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum," Trump said in an interview with Politico Monday, adding that it was "inappropriate for them to be dealing with him." The president's remarks came after Newsom stepped onto the global stage at the Munich Security Conference, signing cooperation agreements with Ukraine and the United Kingdom while sharply criticizing the president’s foreign policy approach — moves likely to intensify speculation about the governor’s future presidential ambitions.
- NEWSOM’S DAVOS DETOUR: 5 CRINGE MOMENTS THAT OVERSHADOWED HIGH-PROFILE SUMMIT Newsom has long been viewed by political strategists and analysts as a possible Democratic presidential contender in 2028.
- His appearances at global forums combined with high-profile criticism of Trump have only intensified that speculation. The second-term Democrat used the high-profile security summit to position California as a "stable and reliable" alternative to the federal government, telling an international audience that the current administration is merely "temporary" and will be "gone in three years." "Donald Trump is on his knees for coal and Big Oil, selling out America’s future to China," a Newsom spokesperson told Fox News Digital in response to the president's criticisms.
- "Governor Newsom will continue to lead in his absence.
