Gavin Newsom's Playful Jabs at Trump in Davos

Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, used a recent event in Davos to make a lighthearted joke about Donald Trump. He held up what he called "Trump signature series kneepads, " which made the crowd laugh. But then he got serious. Newsom said he was trying to show how silly some of Trump's actions are. He talked about how Trump and his team have been saying mean things about him. Newsom even mentioned a comment from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who compared him to a character from a movie. But Newsom didn't back down. He said he was doing this to show strength and not let Trump walk all over him.Newsom also admitted that Trump is good at finding weak points. But he said he was ready to fight back. He even said that Trump and his team were trying to take him down, not just his state. There was some drama before the event. Newsom's team said he was not allowed to speak to the media at Davos because of pressure from the White House. But the White House said no one even knew who Newsom was. This all happened while there was a lot of back-and-forth on social media between Newsom's team and Trump's allies.