Gavin Newsom talks to the media after President Trump’s speech at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Gavin Newsom’s office said the California governor was blocked by the Trump administration from speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Newsom had been asked to speak at an event at USA House, an American pavilion at the annual gathering of world leaders. A second public speaking appearance by Newsom at a different location on Thursday morning in Davos has not been canceled. Advertisement“It’s just pathetic,” Newsom told reporters.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 21, 2026 20:45 UTC