Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rebuked Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom again during a Friday episode of “The Conversation with Dasha Burns” after harshly criticizing him on Wednesday. Bessent likened Newsom to “Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken” on Wednesday after the governor called President Donald Trump “a T-Rex” on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ripped California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his comments calling the Trump official “smug.” On Tuesday, Bessent spoke on a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,

Gavin Newsom marked Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House the only way he knows how. The California governor, 58, went on a relentless X posting spree on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of his top Republican foe’s second inauguration.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday compared California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to fictional movie characters such as “American Psycho” villain Patrick Bateman and Sparkle Beach Ken from “Barbie.

The allegation surfaced after Newsom criticized European leaders’ responses to President Donald Trump’s policies.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent escalates feud with California Gov. Gavin Newsom after comparing him to "American Psycho" character.

The White House called California Gov. Gavin Newsom a nobody who has been “frolicking around Switzerland,” in response to claims the Trump administration shut him out of an event at the World Economic Forum in Davos.