President Trump went scorched-earth on CA Gov. Gavin Newsom, labeling him a “Lame Duck” who is making a “mockery of himself” on the world stage at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The President didn’t pull punches, accusing the Golden State’s leader of chasing international clout while his own backyard is still charred. In a nod to California’s perennial drought and wildfire struggles, Trump claimed Newsom could have prevented fire destruction if he had “allowed water to flow from the Pacific Northwest.”
Donald Trump speaking at the World Economic Forum. AFP via Getty Images
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. REUTERS
“He should finish his monstrously ‘over budget and behind schedule’ Railroad, from San Francisco to L.A., one of the Greatest Public Disasters in History, and focus on stopping Crime in the streets of California Cities — Then finish out his term, and GO HOME!” Trump wrote in the lengthy Truth Social post.
Trump closed his tirade by questioning rumors of Newsom’s presidential ambitions, calling it “unimaginable” that the governor would run for the highest office given his “ruination of one of the most beautiful places on Earth.”
“But, who knows,” Trump added. “It’s a very strange World!”
The ongoing clash between Trump and Newsom has been on full display in Switzerland, as the governor described him as an “invasive species,” during a blunt address at the elite forum on Thursday.
This isn’t the first spat between Newsom and the Trump Administration since the annual meeting kicked off a few days ago. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent referred to Newsom as an economically illiterate Ken doll after Newsom called Bessent “smug.”