From ABC7: World leaders are gathering at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland where the hot topic this year is the future of Greenland.
President Donald Trump was scheduled to leave Tuesday to join the meetings, but Gov. Gavin Newsom was already there talking with European leaders.
Newsom slammed European leaders for not being tougher on Trump, specifically addressing the president’s push for Greenland.
“Stop being complicit. It’s time to stand tall and firm, have a backbone,” Newsom said. “I’ve seen this in the United States, this supine Congress, playing both sides – saying one thing in a text or a tweet and another publicly. It’s time to have principle.”
Interviewed by Sky News at the World Economic Forum in Davos, California’s Governor Gavin Newsom had strong words for Europeans who are refusing to stand up to President Donald Trump. He urged Europeans to stop being complicit and play double-games with President Trump. Governor… pic.twitter.com/iNSzY1u13T
— TheMalteseHerald (@malteseherald) January 20, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent later lashed out at Newsom during his comments at the forum.
“Governor Newsom, who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken, may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris,” Bessent said, comparing the liberal governor to fictional movie character villain Patrick Bateman from “American Psycho,” and Sparkle Beach Ken from “Barbie.”
“He’s here this week with his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros, and Davos is a perfect place for a man who, when everyone else is on lockdown, when he was having people arrested for going to church, he was having $1,000 a night meals at the French Laundry. And I’m sure the California people won’t forget that,” he added.
“I was told he was asked to give a speech on his signature policies, but he’s not speaking. Because what have his economic policies brought? Outward migration from California, a gigantic budget deficit. The largest homeless population in America, and the poor folks in the palisades who had their homes burned down,” the secretary continued. “He is here hobnobbing with the global elite while his California citizens are still homeless.”
🚨 HOLY CRAP! Scott Bessent just PUMMELED Gavin Newsom in Davos
“He’s here this week with his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros!” 🔥
“I think it’s very, very ironic that Newsom — who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ben — may be the only Californian who knows… pic.twitter.com/rdHEvghP2v
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 21, 2026
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