California Governor Gavin Newsom was denied entry at an event at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.
Newsom’s speech was canceled at the last minute.
What is Newsom doing in Davos anyway?
NEW: Gov. Newsom has been denied entry into USA House in Davos following pressure from the White House, his spokesman says.
Trump’s State Department is the partner of the official U.S. venue. The governor’s office said Newsom had two speaking engagements scheduled.
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Politico reported:
Gavin Newsom was informed at the 11th hour that his talk with Fortune at USA House in Davos was canceled.
Newsom had been invited to speak on Wednesday at an event sponsored by USA House, which for the first time was recognized by the U.S. government as the country’s official headquarters at Davos. But an organizer told his office that they had opted to not include any U.S. officials in the talk focused on CEOs and other business leaders.
In a private exchange of messages obtained by POLITICO, a Newsom administration official accused the USA House of bowing to political pressure from the State Department — an accusation the organizer denied, while emphasizing the governor was still welcome in the venue — in a microcosm of the larger geopolitical tensions on display.
The back-and-forth reflected the political sparring match playing out at the gathering of the world’s elite. Newsom, the Democratic governor of California and a likely 2028 presidential contender, attended to trumpet California as an alternative to the vision laid out by Trump officials who also gathered in Switzerland.
Newsom was denied entry after he went on a bizarre tirade against President Trump at Davos on Tuesday.
Newsom had a full-blown meltdown over President Trump during an impromptu interview with reporters in Davos.
The Democrat governor blasted European leaders and demanded they “stand up” to President Trump after a reporter asked him about their reaction to Trump’s position on Greenland.
“It’s time to buck up, it’s time to get serious and stop being complicit,” Newsom said.
“It’s time to stand tall and firm and have a backbone. I’ve seen this in the United States. A supine Congress playing both sides…It’s time to stand strong,” he said.
“What do you mean?” the reporter asked Newsom.
“I can’t take this complicity — people rolling over! I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders!” Newsom said, trashing European leaders.
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