California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) dedicated much of his Tuesday participation at the COP30 climate doomer summit, lashing out at President Donald Trump over his “dumb” rejection of climate change alarmism. [emphasis, links added]
Newsom flew over 5,000 miles to Brazil earlier this week to participate in the ongoing U.N. climate change conference, hosted this year by the Brazilian government at the city of Belém.
According to Reuters, Newsom asserted Trump’s policies are a “threat to the rule of law and democracy.”
In remarks to reporters, the California Governor justified his attendance at the event, citing the “absence of leadership from Donald Trump,” accusing him of “abdicating” responsibility on climate.
Politico reported Newsom addressed an audience composed of local and international representatives, presenting himself as a “counterweight” to Trump’s policies while touting the “green” policies that his administration has implemented in California, which, he asserted, make it the “most un-Trump state.”
“He [Trump] wants to bring us back and try to recreate the 20th, maybe even try to recreate the 19th century,” Newsom reportedly said. “They’re doubling down on stupid as it relates to climate policy in my country, but not in my state.”
“The United States of America is as dumb as we want to be on this topic, but the state of California is not. And so we are going to assert ourselves, we’re going to lean in, and we are going to compete in this space,” he added at another point of his speech.
The governor further claimed that “Donald Trump is temporary,” and that “California’s commitment is strong, and we’re in this for the long haul.”
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Newsom appears to be mainly focused on condemning and criticizing Trump throughout his participation at COP — much like some of Latin America’s leftist Presidents did last week.
Top photo of Newsom playing make-believe president while speaking at COP30. X/screencap.
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Newsom is right in that there is a big difference between California and most of the United States. California’s price of electric power and gasoline are consistently among the highest in the country. They often have a self inflicted water crisis. California has driven oil refineries out of the state. They are driving people out of the California. I went to high school there and every classmate that I’m still in contact with has fled the state.