{"id":2572424,"date":"2026-02-22T14:32:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T19:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-hits-trump-as-punch-drunk-boxer-over-new-global-tariffs\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T14:35:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T19:35:50","slug":"newsom-hits-trump-as-punch-drunk-boxer-over-new-global-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-hits-trump-as-punch-drunk-boxer-over-new-global-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom hits Trump as &#8216;punch-drunk boxer&#8217; over new global tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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-hits-trump-as-punch-drunk-boxer-over-new-global-tariffs%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=2572424&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>California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized President Donald Trump as a \u201cpunch-drunk boxer\u201d after Trump raised tariffs to 15% in response to a Supreme Court ruling that he unlawfully invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The article notes Trump moved from 10% to 15% and planned to justify further tariffs under a different law, while the Supreme Court\u2019s decision pressured changes in policy. Newsom urged immediate tariff refund checks with interest for residents and businesses, arguing the policy harms the economy. He pointed to weak economic indicators, citing 1.4% GDP growth in Q4 2025 and inflation around 3% last fall (with current inflation at 2.4%), and suggested Trump is using tariffs to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >advance personal business interests<\/a>, including a Vietnam deal tied to the Trump Association. The piece also references an incident involving someone claiming to be Trump\u2019s alter ego John Barron and notes Newsom\u2019s promotion of his forthcoming memoir,with potential 2028 presidential aspirations mentioned.  <\/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 hits Trump as &lsquo;punch-drunk boxer&rsquo; after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-finally-requiring-labs-to-report-the-most-important-result-of-a-covid-test\/\" title=\"... Finally Requiring Labs To Report the Most Important Result of a COVID Test\">president steps<\/a> up global tariffs<\/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_2511757\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1426\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) called President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> a &ldquo;punch-drunk boxer&rdquo; for increasing his global <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"584\">tariff rate<\/a> to 15% in response to the Supreme Court&rsquo;s rejection of his staple economic tool.<\/p>\n<p>Trump initially implemented a 10% worldwide tariff on Friday before adding another 5% to the rate a day later. In a landmark decision issued Friday, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"203\">Supreme Court<\/a> determined the president unlawfully invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Seeking to circumvent the ruling, Trump said he would rely on Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to justify his new tariffs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4466848\/trump-john-barron-cspan-call-tariffs\/\">Man claiming to be Trump&rsquo;s infamous alter ego John Barron phones C-SPAN to rail against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-deals-blow-to-europe-in-escalating-trade-war\/\" title=\"China Deals Blow to Europe in Escalating Trade War\">tariff decision<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4466831\/trump-netflix-fire-board-member-susan-rice\/\">Trump vows &#8216;consequences&#8217; if Netflix doesn&#8217;t fire board member Susan Rice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4463463\/promises-trump-2025-joint-session-congress\/\">Promises Trump has kept, or not kept, from his 2025 joint session of Congress speech<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Newsom knocked the unpredictable nature of Trump&rsquo;s tariff policy.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/4465527\/trump-lives-up-to-his-promise-to-east-palestine\/\"><strong>SALENA ZITO: TRUMP LIVES UP TO HIS PROMISE TO EAST PALESTINE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The whole thing is a farce,&rdquo; the Democratic governor said in a Sunday morning appearance on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/2025602757479084482\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CNNSOTU\/status\/2025602757479084482\">CNN&rsquo;s <em>State of the Union<\/em><\/a>. &ldquo;I talk about petulance. It was 10% two days ago, maybe 20% tomorrow. I mean, this is madness. He&rsquo;s flailing. He&rsquo;s a punch-drunk boxer. He&rsquo;s just trying to hit anything, a shadow, and he&rsquo;s a shadow of himself. He&rsquo;s lost a step or two.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"60\">California<\/a> was the first state to sue the Trump administration over its IEEPA tariffs, Newsom noted.<\/p>\n<p>The state&rsquo;s lawsuit was later dismissed by a federal court because the trade dispute belonged in the U.S. Court of International Trade, which struck down Trump&rsquo;s tariffs last May. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-sets-up-post-election-fight-as-he-drags-out-china-tariffs-decision\/\" title=\"Biden sets up post-election &#039;fight&#039; as he drags out China ... decision\">tariff issue<\/a> was then brought before the Supreme Court, leading to its latest decision.<\/p>\n<p>Following the ruling, California urged the Trump administration to immediately issue <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2026\/02\/20\/governor-newsom-calls-for-immediate-tariff-refund-checks-following-supreme-court-ruling-against-trump\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2026\/02\/20\/governor-newsom-calls-for-immediate-tariff-refund-checks-following-supreme-court-ruling-against-trump\/\">refund checks<\/a> for the burden that tariffs placed on residents and businesses in the state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He needs to return that money. He needs to refund that money with interest. He can do that in a nanosecond&rdquo; through an electronic payment system, Newsom told CNN about what Trump ought to do in light of the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>The governor went on criticizing Trump and Treasury Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11700\">Scott Bessent<\/a> for &ldquo;wrecking&rdquo; the U.S. economy, citing an annual rate of 1.4% GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2025 and a 3% inflation rate last fall. The current inflation rate is 2.4%.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom also made the case that Trump is using tariffs to expand his &ldquo;personal portfolio,&rdquo; pointing to a trade deal in which <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vietnam\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2133\">Vietnam<\/a> agreed to let the Trump Organization build a $1.5 billion golf course and residential project on Vietnamese land. In exchange, the United States lowered tariffs on Vietnam to 20%.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4466848\/trump-john-barron-cspan-call-tariffs\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4466848\/trump-john-barron-cspan-call-tariffs\/\">MAN CLAIMING TO BE TRUMP&rsquo;S INFAMOUS ALTER EGO JOHN BARRON PHONES C-SPAN TO RAIL AGAINST TARIFF DECISION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a self-dealing operation,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;This is unprecedented grift happening in real time. That&rsquo;s reflected in what just happened with the tariff decision in the Supreme Court. It was a profound moment for this administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom made the remarks while promoting his memoir, set for release on Tuesday. The governor, whose term ends next January, is a possible Democratic presidential contender for 2028, but he has not yet announced whether he will run for the White House.<\/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>Here\u2019s a concise paraphrase of the passage:<\/p>\n<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted President Trump, calling him a \u201cpunch-drunk boxer\u201d after Trump raised global tariffs to 15% in response to a Supreme Court ruling that he misused emergency powers. Trump had started with 10% and added 5% the next day. Newsom urged refunds with interest for Californians, criticized Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for harming the economy, and argued the tariffs serve Trump\u2019s personal interests, pointing to a Vietnam deal involving a Trump Organization project. He spoke while promoting his memoir and hinted at a possible 2028 presidential bid.<\/p>\n<p>55-character option:<br \/>\nNewsom: Trump a &#8216;punch-drunk boxer&#8217; over tariffs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2572425,"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\/02\/AP25162648439409.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[74323,3678,5894,50406,3634],"class_list":["post-2572424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-global-trade-2","tag-newsom","tag-politics","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25162648439409.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572424","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2572424"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2572428,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572424\/revisions\/2572428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2572425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2572424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2572424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2572424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}