California Gov. Gavin Newsom should “stop undermining the US on the world stage” and fix his own “broken” state, the White House told The Post in an exclusive statement Tuesday.
The fiery comment came after Newsom took a stab at the president at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, comparing him to a “T-Rex.”
“Gavin Newsom should stop undermining the United States on the world stage and start fixing his own broken state back home,” White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai told The Post.
Earlier Tuesday, President Donald Trump also took aim at Newsom’s leadership of California, saying, “I hate the way it’s being run,” during a press conference marking one year since he took office for his second term.
The remarks came after a reporter asked Trump about Newsom’s trip to Davos and whether it was meant to boost his profile ahead of a possible 2028 presidential run.
“I don’t know that he’s going to be the nominee,” Trump said, before reflecting on his past working relationship with the term-limited Democrat.
“He and I had a very good relationship — really close to the word exceptional — but now we seem not to,” Trump said.
The president said that the two once worked closely, but that their relationship later deteriorated.
“I had a very good relationship with Gavin Newsom when we were in office together,” Trump said. “Somewhere we just went astray. I just hate the way California is being run.”
Newsom — already in the Swiss Alps, with the president due to speak there tomorrow — called on European leaders to stand up to the Republican.
“It’s time to buck up, it’s time to get serious and stop being complicit,” Newsom told a reporter when asked if he had any message for Europeans concerned about the White House’s comments on the US acquiring Greenland.
Newsom argued that leaders need to stop appeasing the president and start standing up to him.
“He’s a T-Rex. You mate with him or he devours you — one or the other,” the governor said.
