California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Trump administration have been at one another’s throats on the sidelines of the World Financial Discussion board in Davos this week, throughout which Newsom was mocked for cozying as much as “billionaire sugar daddy” Alex Soros after the California governor accused world leaders of kowtowing to President Donald Trump.
Newsom attended the convention this week and slammed overseas world leaders for “rolling over” when confronted by President Donald Trump, however Newsom was criticized himself this week for cozying as much as Alexander Soros, the son of billionaire philanthropist George Soros, whereas in Davos.
“Governor Newsom, who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Seaside Ken, often is the solely Californian who is aware of much less about economics than Kamala Harris. He’s right here this week together with his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros, and Davos is the proper place for a person who, when everybody else was on lockdown, when he was having folks arrested for going to church, he was having $1,000 an evening meals on the French Laundry,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated throughout a press convention Wednesday on the USA Home in Davos.
“And I’m certain the California folks gained’t neglect that.”
Bessent’s feedback got here after Newsom lamented to a reporter earlier within the week that “individuals are rolling over” to Trump, including he “ought to have introduced a bunch of kneepads for all of the world leaders” on the convention.
However, a subsequent photograph posted on-line by the youthful Soros with Newsom on the sidelines of the World Financial Discussion board this week, praising the California governor’s rebuke of these bending a knee to the Trump administration in Davos, went viral amongst critics who, like Bessent, accused Newsom of cozying as much as Soros.
“Nice catching up with the actual star of the 2026 World Financial Discussion board, my buddy Gavin Newsom,” the younger Soros captioned his photograph with the California governor.
“So glad he’s right here calling out world leaders for believing appeasement works on the subject of Trump. It doesn’t. It solely emboldens him to change into extra chaotic and harmful. World leaders might take a web page out of Newsom’s guide. It’s time to face tall, stand agency, and stand united — earlier than it’s too late.”
In response, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, posted an AI-generated model of the identical photograph Soros posted to his social media, however juxtaposed Newsom right into a NASCAR uniform with sponsorship logos studying “Soros” and “CCP” strewn throughout it.
“Mounted it for you,” the Texas senator captioned his photograph.
“Gavin Newscum auditioning to be Alex Soros’ subsequent sugar child is a waste of time – all the cash on this planet couldn’t make Newscum’s pitiful presidential desires come true,” White Home spokeswoman Taylor Rogers stated.
“Somebody confiscate Alex Soros’ Instagram account,” Tim Miller, “Bulwark Podcast” host and MSNBC analyst wrote in response to Newsom and Soros displaying off their friendship in Davos.
“Tells you all you want to learn about Gavin Newsom’s true allegiance,” stated London Middle for Coverage Analysis President and former Military intel official Lt. Col. (retired) Tony Shaffer. “Certainly – Newsom is the Soviet star within the Marxist globalists imaginative and prescient to return the world to Futile Mercantilism.”
“Hey, you discovered a billionaire I need to tax,” quipped California Submit opinion editor Joel Pollak, whereas advisor to Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., Nathan Model, famous how Newsom “already appears like a Bond villain, and posing with Soros on the World Financial Discussion board in Davos doesn’t assist.”
On Wednesday, Newsom accused the Trump administration of blocking him from talking on the USA Home in Davos.
When reached for remark, the White Home neither confirmed nor denied the allegations. “Nobody in Davos is aware of who third-rate governor Newscum is or why he’s frolicking round Switzerland as a substitute of fixing the various issues he created in California,” White Home spokesperson Anna Kelly added when requested concerning the claims from Newsom.
Soros, who has donated roughly $70,000 to Newsom’s political ambitions, has a historical past of posting and praising Newsom on social media.
“Nice to see the inspiring Gavin Newsom, a power who’s unafraid to push again towards this Administration’s threats to our democracy and constitutional rights,” Soros wrote in September on social media together with a photograph of himself and Newsom at an occasion for the Clinton International Initiative.
The pair additionally met there and took a photograph collectively in 2023.
“Nice to see CA Governor Gavin Newsom in New York for the #ClimateSummit,” Soros says in one other submit from 2019 together with a photograph with Newsom.
“He’s doing an exceptional job decreasing carbon emissions in California!”
Fox Information Digital reached out to Newsom’s workplace, however didn’t obtain a response.
