{"id":2544899,"date":"2026-01-20T10:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-rants-about-european-leaders-rolling-over-on-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:40:46","slug":"newsom-rants-about-european-leaders-rolling-over-on-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-rants-about-european-leaders-rolling-over-on-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom rants about European leaders &#8216;rolling over&#8217; on Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-rants-about-european-leaders-rolling-over-on-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2544899&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>At the World Economic Forum in Davos, California Gov.Gavin newsom sharply criticized European leaders for &#8220;rolling over&#8221; to President Donald Trump&#8217;s demands,calling their diplomatic deference &#8220;embarrassing&#8221; and &#8220;pathetic.&#8221; Newsom &#8211; a likely 2028 presidential contender who speaks in Davos a day after Trump&#8217;s address &#8211; urged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-francis-joins-the-cdc-and-the-who-in-pushing-covid-vaccinations\/\" title=\"Red Francis Joins the CDC and the WHO in Pushing COVID Vaccinations\">world leaders<\/a> to &#8220;have a backbone,&#8221; mocked the handing out of prizes and crowns, and singled out Venezuelan opposition figure Mar\u00eda Corina Machado for presenting a Nobel-related honor to Trump. He likened Trump&#8217;s approach to diplomacy to a T. rex that either must be mated with or will devour others, and declined to press European leaders on weather they should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trudeau-meeting-with-trump-at-mar-a-lago-after-tariff-threat-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trudeau meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago after tariff threat - Washington Examiner\">impose retaliatory tariffs<\/a>, saying that decision is theirs. The comments came amid tensions over Trump&#8217;s floated acquisition of Greenland and his new tariffs on European countries, which prompted European threats to use an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-lithuania-will-stand-with-taiwan-wont-let-china-decide-fate-like-stalin-or-hitler-says-mp\/\" title=\"Exclusive: Lithuania Will Stand With Taiwan, Won&#039;t Let China Decide Fate Like &#039;Stalin or Hitler&#039;, Says MP\">anti-coercion<\/a>&#8221; tool dubbed a &#8220;trade bazooka.&#8221; Newsom is using the Davos platform to position himself as a prominent anti-Trump voice on the international stage.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Newsom rants about European leaders &lsquo;rolling over&rsquo; on Trump: &lsquo;Handing out crowns&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2478128\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Gavin-Newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) called European leaders&rsquo; efforts at diplomacy with President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> &ldquo;embarrassing&rdquo; in a rant to reporters at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-economic-forum\/\">World Economic Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom, a likely <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\">2028 presidential candidate<\/a>, is slated to speak in Davos on Thursday, one day after Trump gives a special address on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4423950\/what-is-europe-trade-bazooka-anti-coercion-instrument-trump-greenland-threats\/\">What is Europe&rsquo;s &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >trade bazooka&#038;rsquo<\/a>; being floated as an answer to Trump&rsquo;s Greenland threats?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4421511\/kemp-pitches-1-billion-tax-rebate-final-georgia-state-address\/\">Kemp pitches $1 billion tax rebate in final Georgia State of the State address<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4418598\/trump-housing-market-populism\/\">Trump administration aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/make-regime-change-great-again\/\" title=\"Make regime change great again?\">prevent private equity<\/a> from buying individual homes and driving up prices<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Newsom railed against&nbsp;European leaders on Tuesday for &ldquo;rolling over&rdquo; to Trump&rsquo;s demands, saying if world leaders are nervous about Trump&rsquo;s threats to acquire <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greenland\/\">Greenland<\/a>, they need to &ldquo;have a backbone.&rdquo; He also specifically hit Venezuelan opposition leader Mar&iacute;a Corina Machado for presenting her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4419912\/venezuela-opposition-leader-presents-trump-nobel-peace-prize\/\">Nobel Peace Prize to Trump<\/a>, who has been vocal about his belief that he deserved the honor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t take this complicity, people rolling over. I should have brought a bunch of knee pads for all the world leaders. I mean, handing out crowns, this is pathetic. Nobel prizes, they&rsquo;re being given away. I mean, it&rsquo;s just pathetic,&rdquo; Newsom <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/video\/gavin-newsom-to-europe-its-time-to-get-serious-13496558?sv1=affiliate&amp;sv_campaign_id=201309&amp;awc=11005_1768914642_ba3bfb85a960702b2fb7c13aef0166ad&amp;dcmp=afc-201309-na-na-longtail&amp;gad_source=7&amp;gad_campaignid=16293893699&amp;dclid=CJb2rMeYmpIDFY0KaAgdYmMLXA\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom swerved questions about whether the Europeans should respond with their own round of tariffs against the United States and said, &ldquo;The Europeans should decide for themselves what to do.&rdquo; However, he emphasized that world leaders cannot continue with their status quo playbook on how to negotiate with the president.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4423950\/what-is-europe-trade-bazooka-anti-coercion-instrument-trump-greenland-threats\/\">WHAT IS EUROPE&rsquo;S &lsquo;TRADE BAZOOKA&rsquo; BEING FLOATED AS AN ANSWER TO TRUMP&rsquo;S GREENLAND THREATS?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This guy&rsquo;s playing folks for fools, and it&rsquo;s embarrassing,&rdquo; Newsom said. &ldquo;This is diplomacy with Donald Trump? He&rsquo;s a T. rex. You mate with him, or he devours you. One or the other.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has stood as a foil to Trump and his administration&rsquo;s policies throughout 2025, pushing back against the administration&rsquo;s handling of immigration enforcement, vaccine policies, and deployment of the National Guard to blue states.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&rsquo;s Davos appearance and expected speech take his role to the European stage, as he tries to position himself as an anti-Trump figurehead, directly hitting the president&rsquo;s policy and diplomacy in front of other world leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The future of Greenland, as Trump threatens to take over the island, and tariffs between the U.S. and Europe are already the major topics this week in Davos. Following Trump&rsquo;s announcement of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4422914\/trump-tariff-european-countries-oppose-greenland-acquisition\/\">new tariffs<\/a> against European countries that do not support his floated acquisition of Greenland, European leaders threatened to use the &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4423950\/what-is-europe-trade-bazooka-anti-coercion-instrument-trump-greenland-threats\/\">trade bazooka<\/a>,&rdquo; or the anti-coercion instrument, in response.<\/p>\n<p>The instrument, threatened by French President Emmanuel Macron, allows Europe to take economic retaliatory action, including tariffs, against a country that uses coercive economic tactics against the European Commission.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4425162\/johnson-stresses-friendship-with-uk-address-parliament\/\">JOHNSON STRESSES FRIENDSHIP WITH UK IN ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT AS TRUMP LAMBASTES STARMER&rsquo;S CHAGOS ISLAND DEAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump posted a firestorm of Truth Social content overnight about the European leaders he will meet in Davos, including a friendly text message from Macron inviting Trump to dinner after the summit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My friend, We are totally in line on Syria. We can do great things on Iran. I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland,&rdquo; Macron&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115925848634299232\">wrote<\/a>&nbsp;in the text message. &ldquo;Let us try to build great things.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newsom blasts Europe for bowing to Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2544900,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26008756997366.jpeg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35709,71498,71496,71497],"class_list":["post-2544899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-donaldtrump","tag-europeanleaders","tag-gavinnewsom","tag-newsomrant"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26008756997366.jpeg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2544899"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544899\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2544903,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544899\/revisions\/2544903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2544900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2544899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2544899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2544899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}