"A tiny Swiss ski town with a population of just over 10,000 will play host this week to a clash between two American politicians, President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and their radically different visions of the future of capitalism. Newsom announced on Friday that he will travel more than 6,000 miles to make his return to Davos, Switzerland, to speak this week at the World Economic Forum. Opponents criticized Newsom for being an out-of-touch "Davos Democrat" for attending the elite gathering of business and world leaders at least five times while he was mayor of San Francisco between 2004 and 2011."
""Newsom's arrival at Davos confirms his desire to be seen as the Democratic Party leader and go-to guy for world leaders wanting an alternative to President Trump," Sally Susman, a longtime democratic fundraiser, said. In speeches and meetings, Newsom plans to argue that Trump's economic agenda has been a failure that other leaders should not be part of, Izzy Gardon, a Newsom spokesperson, said. "The Governor will be bringing an extra suitcase of kneepads for anyone lining up to bend the knee to Donald Trump," Gardon said."
A Davos gathering in a Swiss ski town will stage a clash between President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who will travel over 6,000 miles to speak at the World Economic Forum. Newsom has faced criticism for prior frequent attendance at Davos and for being labeled an out-of-touch "Davos Democrat." Newsom plans to use speeches and meetings to portray Trump's economic agenda as a failure and to present an alternative vision of capitalism. Allies view the trip as positioning Newsom as a national Democratic leader and a counter to Trump on the global stage.
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