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Gavin Newsom used the high stage of the World Economic Forum in Davos to lecture other nations about standing up to President Trump, calling their behavior “pathetic” and urging them to “stand tall and firm.” His comments were blunt and theatrical, aimed at painting himself as the moral counterweight to conservative America across the globe.
Newsom even cracked the now-familiar kneepads line and likened Mr. Trump to a T-Rex—part insult, part stage direction—to drive home his point that European leaders are being played for fools. It was the sort of performative scolding you expect from a coastal governor angling for attention on the global circuit rather than solving problems at home.
The backdrop for his sermon was not abstract: President Trump’s recent comments about Greenland, including threats of tariffs and even hints at stronger measures, have rattled capitals and forced a real debate about sovereignty and American interests. For patriotic conservatives who believe in putting America first, Trump’s willingness to use leverage is a feature, not a bug, and it is malpractice for a governor to side with foreign elites against American strength.
Make no mistake, this was also political theater aimed at a global audience that salutes virtue signaling. Newsom’s trip to Davos and his public shaming of world leaders dovetail with the same national ambitions he has long nursed, and Democrats would do well to remember he is positioning himself as a national antagonist to the Republican agenda.
Hardworking Americans are tired of lecturing from governors who preside over soaring taxes, rising crime, and failing schools while flying off to elite conferences to score headlines. If Newsom wants to lecture the world, first explain to Californians why basic services are collapsing under his watch; until then his global grandstanding smells less like leadership and more like distraction.
Patriots should reject the smug sermonizing from coastal elites and instead celebrate leaders who put American interests and working families first. The message to world capitals should be simple: the United States will defend its interests, and we will not be shamed by virtue-signaling governors who mistake pageantry for power.
