Newsom is a top target among conservatives. His policies are easy to ridicule.
And a top Trump official humiliated Gavin Newsom during a fiery speech.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent didn’t hold back during his recent speech at the World Economic Forum, tearing into Gavin Newsom with the kind of sharp wit that real Americans appreciate. Bessent zeroed in on Newsom’s disastrous economic track record, his cozying up to global elites like Alex Soros, and his bungled handling of homelessness, massive budget shortfalls, and those draconian pandemic lockdowns that crushed everyday folks.
In a line that’s already making waves among conservatives, Bessent mocked Newsom’s slick persona, saying, “Very, very ironic that Governor Newsom, who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken, may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris.”
Bessent hammered home Newsom’s hypocrisy by pointing out his Davos trip alongside billionaire Alex Soros. He called it a slap in the face to locked-down Californians, declaring, “He’s here this week with his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros. And the Davos is a perfect place for a man who when everyone else was on lockdown, when he was having people arrested for going to church, he was having $1,000 a night meals at the French Laundry.”
Newsom himself stirred the pot at Davos by slamming world leaders for not pushing back against President Donald Trump hard enough. He ranted, “It’s time to buck up, it’s time to get serious and stop being complicit. It’s time to stand tall and firm and have a backbone … I can’t take this complicity, people rolling over. I should have brought a bunch of kneepads for all the world leaders.” Soros, of course, ate it up, posting on X: “Great catching up with the real star of the 2026 World Economic Forum, my friend Gavin Newsom.”
Bessent flipped the script, portraying Newsom’s Davos schmoozing as a betrayal of his own state’s suffering people. “He is here hobnobbing with the global elite while his California citizens are still homeless. Shame on him,” Bessent fired off, exposing the governor’s out-of-touch priorities.
Linking it all to California’s chaos, Bessent ripped into Newsom’s so-called signature policies that have driven people out of the state in droves. “He was asked to give a speech on his signature policies, but he’s not speaking because one of his economic policies brought outward migration from California, a gigantic budget deficit, the largest homeless population in America, and the poor folks in the Palisades who had their homes burned down.”
Bessent made it clear that the Trump team isn’t sitting idle. “I can tell my message to Governor Newsom is: ‘The Trump administration is coming to California.’ We are going to crack down on waste, fraud and abuse,” he proclaimed.
This isn’t just talk—the Trump administration is ramping up its fight against fraud in blue states like California. They’ve frozen $10 billion in federal funding for childcare and family assistance in five states, including Newsom’s, pending probes into massive scams.
Adding fuel to the fire, the Department of Justice has slapped 23 indictments on Newsom’s former chief of staff, Dana Williamson.
Per he Department of Government Efficiency, since 2020, California alone accounts for $305 million out of $382 million in sham unemployment payments. It’s outrageous how taxpayer dollars have been siphoned off while hardworking Americans foot the bill.
The feds are stepping up with a new DOJ division dedicated to enforcing fraud laws across the country, as outlined by Vice President JD Vance.
Bessent wrapped up his takedown by questioning Newsom’s basic competence to lead. “He is too smug, too self-absorbed, and too economically illiterate to know anything.” It’s a sentiment shared by millions tired of elite Democrats like him.
This clash at Davos highlights the stark divide between Trump’s America-first agenda and the globalist crowd that Newsom runs with.
While Bessent champions cracking down on waste, Newsom jets off to rub elbows with billionaires.
California’s woes—sky-high homelessness, people fleeing in record numbers, and budget black holes—are a direct result of leaders like Newsom who prioritize virtue-signaling over real solutions.
Bessent’s words serve as a wake-up call for voters.
In the end, Bessent’s roast of Newsom isn’t just entertaining; it’s a battle cry for reclaiming states from failed liberal policies.
With Trump back in charge, expect more accountability and less elite hypocrisy.
