"People are rolling over. I should have brought a bunch of kneepads for all the world leaders, Newsom told reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos. It's just pathetic. Newsom made reference to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado regifting her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during a visit to the White House last week and said the behavior around the President is embarrassing. The Democratic Governorwho is a long-time adversary of Trump'surged European lawmakers to stop being complicit and have a backbone."
"Newsom's comments come amid tense international discussions after Trump threatened to tariff European allies until Denmark agrees to sell Greenland to the U.S. The Europeans should decide for themselves what to do, but one thing they can't do is what they've been doing. They've been played. This guy [Trump] is playing folks for fools, said Newsom, referring to Trump as a T-Rex. You either mate with him or he devours you, he quipped."
Gavin Newsom admonished world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos for acquiescing to President Donald Trump and described the scene as sycophantic. He quipped about needing kneepads for leaders and called behavior around the President embarrassing, citing Maria Corina Machado's gesture at the White House. Newsom urged European lawmakers to stop being complicit and to develop backbone. His remarks came amid tensions after Trump threatened tariffs and pursued Greenland discussions. European leaders responded by calling for greater independence, with warnings about a changing international order and risks of new imperialism.
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