Newsom mocks Trump in Davos
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Gov. Gavin Newsom directed a bevy of criticism at the Trump administration in his final State of the State address Thursday, saying California's "spirit is being tested."
Newsom also addressed what happened on Wednesday in Davos.
Update: This live stream has ended. Original: (INSIDE CALIFORNIA POLITICS) — Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to deliver his last State of the State address, in which he will lay out his agenda for the year.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has taken his fight with President Trump from the United States and online to Davos, Switzerland, elevating it to a global stage. Newsom spent much of Wednesday at Davos needling the president,
California Gov. Gavin Newsom sharply dismissed President Donald Trump's address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, calling it "remarkably boring" and "remarkably insignificant" while ridiculing Trump's repeated comments about Greenland.
Every California governor since Earl Warren back in World War II had annually paraded into the ornate 1800s-decor Assembly chamber to address a joint session of the Legislature in what was always the most festive occasion of the year in the state Capitol.
In a moment when politicians of both parties are accusing the others of being out-of-step with everyday people, Thursday was Newsom's turn.
Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized President Trump and portrayed his state as “a beacon” of democracy in a State of the State address that suggested national ambitions.
At Davos, the California governor criticized Trump, was blocked from the US pavilion, traded insults, waved kneepads, and fueled 2028 speculation.
It will be the governor's first address in the State Capitol since 2020.