US EditionCalifornia governor tells Europe to stand up to Trump over tariff threats and ‘have a backbone’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged European leaders at Davos to resist President Trump's Greenland annexation and tariff threats, calling them weak and urging firmer resistance.
- On Jan. 20, 2026, California Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos that European leaders have been 'played' and must stand firm against President Donald Trump.
- Last week, President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on countries that don’t support his effort to take control of Greenland and has refused to rule out force.
- Newsom used kneepad quips to criticize global leaders, saying he should have brought kneepads for them and even sells kneepads on his website to shame complacency at the World Economic Forum, Davos.
- European officials signaled potential retaliation while stocks slumped on Wall Street after Trump threatened tariffs on eight European countries, though British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday refused to retaliate.
- Newsom framed the risk as erosion of democratic norms and NATO cohesion, warning that deference to strongmen has grown over recent months and urging collective backbone.
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Gavin Newsom said in Davos about Greenland that Europeans are being "manipulated" by Trump and that their attempts to negotiate with him "is not diplomacy, it's nonsense"
In a speech delivered on Tuesday in Davos, the Democrat spoke of Greenland and urged the European Union to "react with great vigour" against the American President.
Gavin Newsom's Press Office roasts Trump for 'plan to distract' social media post
Gavin Newsom's Press Office has mocked Donald Trump with a late night social media post detailing the president's "plan to distract". An edited image of Trump meeting with fellow world leaders was circulated by the Governor of California's Press Office on X, and has since gone viral. Nearly 2,000 users liked the post, which featured Trump sat in the Oval Office next to an image of the US, Canada, and Venezuela all painted in stars and stripes. T…
California's Governor Gavin Newsom expects Europe's heads of state. At the meeting in Davos, he accuses them of a lack of backbone in dealing with Donald Trump and calls for a clear stance rather than abjection.
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