President Donald Trump denounced a clean\u00a0energy\u00a0agreement between the United Kingdom and California Governor Gavin Newsom hours after it was signed on Monday, Politico reported.<\/p>\n
In an interview with the outlet, Trump said it was “inappropriate” for Britain to be dealing with the Democratic governor. Trump, a Republican, also branded Newsom “a loser,” saying “his state has gone to hell, and his environmental work is a disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n
Newsom is an outspoken Trump critic and has publicly mulled seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0energy\u00a0agreement Newsom inked with British\u00a0Energy\u00a0Secretary Ed Miliband on Monday pledged cooperation on clean\u00a0energy\u00a0technologies such as\u00a0offshore\u00a0wind, and aims to expand access for British firms to California\u2019s market.<\/p>\n
“Donald Trump is on his knees for coal and Big Oil, selling out America\u2019s future to China,” a Newsom spokesperson said in an email. “Governor Newsom will continue to lead in his absence. Foreign leaders are rejecting Trump and choosing California\u2019s vision for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n
A spokesperson for Britain’s Department for\u00a0Energy\u00a0Security and Net Zero said that it continued to work closely with the U.S. government and that Monday’s agreement with California was “just one in a series signed at state level, including Florida and Texas, that will deliver jobs and growth in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump recently invited the oil and gas industry to nominate areas in Southern and Central California for a potential sale of\u00a0offshore\u00a0oil and gas leases as soon as next year, a move Newsom and environmental groups condemned as a threat to the state’s ecosystems.<\/p>\n
In January, Newsom was blocked from speaking inside the official U.S. venue at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a move he blamed on the White House.<\/p>\n
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