Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Gavin Newsom's Reaction To Trump's Claims About California Is Honestly All Of Us

Screenshots of Donald Trump and Gavin Newsom at the World Economic Forum
C-SPAN

President Trump used part of his rambling speech at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday to bash California and Governor Gavin Newsom—and when the camera panned to capture Newsom's reaction, it spoke volumes.

President Donald Trump was widely mocked after California Governor Gavin Newsom's reaction to his rambling speech at the World Economic Forum went viral.

Trump took an opportunity during his remarks to bash California and Newsom, describing the state as full of "career criminals" that are being expelled thanks to the Trump administration's nationwide immigration crackdown.


While Trump claimed to have gotten "along so great" with Newsom in the past, he nonetheless chastised him for not working with the administration to bring down crime he suggested is augmented by the existence of sanctuary cities.

He said:

"We're going to help the people in California. We want to have no crime. I know Gavin was here."
"I used to get along so great with Gavin when I was president ... we did help out a lot in Los Angeles during my term when they had some problems but we would do it. I will say this: if I were a Democrat governor, I would call up Trump and say, 'Come on in, make us look good.'"
"We're cutting crime down to nothing and we're taking people out, career criminals who are only going to do bad things and we're bringing them back to their countries. But when we've done it, it's been amazing and we have the capacity to do it at much greater levels."
"We're cutting illegal aliens off government benefits and I've directed that starting immediately there will be no more payments to sanctuary cities because they're really just sanctuaries for criminals. They're really protecting criminals and those are the ones we have to get out of the country." ...
"Despite that, we have the lowest crime numbers we've ever had in the history of the country."

You can hear what he said in the video below.

Newsom appeared very, very unimpressed.

Screenshot of Gavin Newsom C-SPAN

Screenshot of Gavin Newsom C-SPAN

He is all of us.


Newsom's reaction attracted attention as his official press office told reporters he was barred from a scheduled appearance at USA House, a privately run pavilion that operates alongside the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos.

While not part of the WEF’s official program, USA House has long been recognized by the U.S. government as its de facto headquarters during the forum, hosting American business, policy, and diplomatic events.

According to messages obtained by Politico, organizers told Newsom’s team that pressure from the Trump administration— specifically the U.S. Department of State—led to his removal. Newsom’s office told the Los Angeles Times that the decision was framed as a “venue decision” meant to avoid featuring “an elected U.S. official.”

Speaking to CNN's Kaitlan Collins after Trump's speech, Newsom dismissed Trump’s address as “remarkably boring” and “remarkably insignificant."

More from News/political-news

Jennifer Garner
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images; @jennifer.garner/Instagram

Jennifer Garner Just Pitched A New Sport For The Winter Olympics—And Fans Are Into It

The Summer and Winter Olympics are already pretty great, but Jennifer Garner believes the Winter Olympics could use one more sport to make it perfect.

While passing through Central Park, Jennifer Garner came across a group of women who were sledding down a shallow hill on none other than small, silver baking sheets.

Keep ReadingShow less
Elis Lundholm
IOC via Getty Images

NBC Apologizes After Commentators Repeatedly Misgendered Trans Winter Olympic Skier

The International Olympic Committee is still trying to figure out what their position on transgender inclusion looks like and how decisions are made regarding which events athletes compete in. In the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, Filipino boxer Hergie Bacyadan, a transgender man, had to compete in the women’s event because of their stage in their transition.

In the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics this year, per International Ski Federation regulations, Swedish moguls skier Elis Lundholm also has to compete in the women’s moguls event because he hasn't begun a masculinizing hormone replacement therapy regimen yet.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots of Jessica Tarlov and Jesse Watters
Fox News

Fox News Host Gives Jesse Watters Blunt Reality Check After Stranger Called Him A 'Fascist'

Fox News personality Jesse Watters got a brutal reality check from his colleague Jessica Tarlov when he shared a story live on The Five about his bewilderment after a stranger shouted "F.U. fascist!" at him while he was walking his dog in his neighborhood.

Watters previously lived in a Manhattan rental and currently lives in a $2.8 million mansion in Bernardsville, New Jersey—where at least one neighbor is not a fan of his.

Keep ReadingShow less
Patrick Morrisey
@ameliaknisely/X

GOP West Virginia Governor's Press Conference Goes Viral For Hilariously Awkward Typo On Sign

MAGA Republican Governor Patrick Morrisey decided to hold a press conference at the Meadowbrook Mall in Bridgeport, West Virginia, to ask voters to support state income tax cuts.

But his message was derailed by a detail no one on the governor's team, including the man himself, noticed.

Keep ReadingShow less
Mark Alford; Bad Bunny
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

MAGA Rep. Blasted After Saying Republicans Are Now 'Investigating' Bad Bunny's Halftime Show

In an interview with Real America's Voice, Missouri Republican Representative Mark Alford said House Republicans are now "investigating" rapper Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, claiming it "could be much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction" for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show, which was broadcast live on February 1, 2004, featured singers Justin Timberlake and Jackson. The show is infamous for the moment Timberlake exposed Jackson's breast for a moment.

Keep ReadingShow less