President Donald Trump threw a match on social media on Thursday ― and California Gov. Gavin Newsom couldn’t have been happier about it.
“Rent free,” Newsom wrote on X from his private account as he shared a screenshot of Trump’s 158-word rant claiming the governor “made a mockery of himself” on the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The president and his workers have been reportedly ticked that the governor attended the occasion, the place Newsom urged European leaders to “stop being complicit” and stand as much as Trump.
Newsom was denied entry to the U.S. pavilion on the occasion, the place he had been scheduled to ship a “fireside chat.” He blamed the White House, then trashed Trump in an interview with Semafor’s Ben Smith.
“Is it surprising the Trump administration didn’t like my commentary and wanted to make sure that I was not allowed to speak? No, it’s consistent with this administration and their authoritarian tendencies,” Newsom instructed Smith.
Newsom, who’s contemplating a 2028 presidential run, additionally referred to as Trump “historically unpopular” and questioned: “How the hell are we putting up with this?”
Trump fired off a prolonged message on his Truth Social platform saying Newsom was “running around screaming for the attention of Foreign Leaders, and embarrassing our Country.”
He instructed Newsom, who can’t search reelection as governor because of the state’s time period limits, to complete his time period “and GO HOME!”
The message got here amid a flurry of posts and reposts by Trump on Thursday night attacking Newsom, different Democratic figures and even some Republicans, whereas praising himself. He additionally disinvited Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney ― who referred to as him out from the Davos stage ― from his “Board of Peace” for Gaza, questioned NATO, and shared messages applauding his personal management.
The president’s full submit attacking Newsom is under:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gavin-newsom-trump-davos_n_69730317e4b0283a09773327