Newsom’s Latest Disaster: A Davos Tantrum

Mr. Newsom is in Davos, Switzerland this week, not for a ski holiday, but to attend the 2026 World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting.

His latest appearance exemplifies the petulant, sore-loser mentality that plagues him, the California legislature, and the national Democratic Party post-2024. Newsom is using the global stage not for constructive dialogue but to shockingly lambaste world leaders for their supposed “complicity” in dealing with Trump, urging them to instead “buck up” and “grow a backbone” against the president’s assertive policies. His crude metaphors, likening Trump to a “T-Rex” that “mates with you or devours you,” and joking about bringing “knee pads” for kneeling leaders, reveal a bitterness unbecoming of a statesman.

Some background:

In 2024 Donald Trump secured a resounding victory, capturing both the popular vote and the Electoral College in a mandate that echoed the American people’s desire for strength, sovereignty, and prosperity. The Republican Party stands as a bulwark against the encroaching forces of increasingly radical progressivism. Trump’s triumph was not merely a political win. It was a repudiation of the failed policies of the Biden-Harris era, marked by inflation, open borders, fraud, and cultural decay. It was also a harkening-back to, a reminder, of Obamas failures as well. Trump is actively restoring the rule of law and our traditional American values.

These values, rooted in individual liberty, free enterprise, secure borders, and a robust national defense, are under siege from Democrats and their allies in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), who seek to dismantle the very foundations of our republic through unchecked government expansion, identity politics, and globalist agendas like the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Nowhere will this clash more evident than at the ongoing WEF meetings in Davos, Switzerland, this year being held January 19 to 23. Trump’s bold participation is anticipated to highlight America’s firm rejection of the WEF’s elitist, anti-sovereignty ideology. And Newsom is fuming. This is Gavin’s turf, having attended the event numerous times to cozy up with the forum’s founder – and most recently, with Alex Soros.

Great catching up with the real star of the 2026 World Economic Forum, my friend Gavin Newsom.

So glad he’s here calling out world leaders for believing appeasement works when it comes to Trump. It doesn’t. It only emboldens him to become more chaotic and destructive.

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— Alex Soros (@AlexanderSoros) January 20, 2026

Themed “A Spirit of Dialogue” for 2026, the WEF attendees come from nearly 65 heads of state, 850 CEOs, and other global elites, apparently to foster cooperation on issues like AI, geopolitics, climate, and inequality. Private jets and helicopters are the preferred method for travel. But of course.

Yet, beneath the guise of neutrality, the WEF embodies values and policies that are profoundly at odds with American conservatism. Founded in 1971 by Klaus Schwab, the WEF promotes stakeholder capitalism, a system where businesses must prioritize societal and environmental impacts over shareholder profits, effectively empowering unelected corporations and NGOs to influence governance.  This multi-stakeholder approach shifts power from sovereign nations like America to global coalitions, undermining democratic accountability. We’ve seen the results.

The WEF’s agenda includes advocating for progressive taxation, such as global minimum corporate taxes and wealth levies on the rich, to redistribute resources and “combat inequality”, which we actually view as punitive socialism that stifles innovation.

On migration, the WEF frames this as a “strategic asset” for economic growth, pushing for humane pathways and reduced national barriers, dismissing strict border control as outdated nationalism that hinders global progress. The WEF emphasizes net-zero climate transitions, urging fossil fuel phase-outs and sustainability mandates that burden industries and us, the taxpayers.

Regarding media and liberties, the WEF calls for responsible content moderation to curb “disinformation,” often swerving into censorship that silences dissenting voices, with collective safeguards like digital privacy regulations that expand government oversight. Damn our pesky First Amendment!

President Trump and the America he leads represents the stark antithesis to these WEF values, embodying a nationalist, freedom-first ethos that prioritizes American interests over globalist experiments. As we head into the 250th birthday of our republic, we must revisit the founding fathers’ visions now more than ever.

At Davos this week, Trump’s in-person appearance with a large U.S. delegation will undoubtedly shake up the forum’s dynamics, using the platform not to conform – but to assert dominance.

Trump’s pro-business stance promotes tax cuts and deregulation, aligning with GOP ideals while rejecting WEF’s “stakeholder capitalism’s” ESG mandates as “woke” intrusions that divert companies from profit-driven innovation.

Trump’s America defies the WEF’s destructive migration policies instead, through enhanced border enforcement, mass deportations, and defunding programs that enable unchecked inflows, viewing open borders as a security threat rather than an economic boon. We’ve witnessed this disaster under Joe Biden.

On energy, Trump’s deregulation of fossil fuels aims for dominance and affordability, scorning the WEF’s net-zero obsessions as job-killing regulations that raise costs for American families while benefiting foreign competitors.

Congress amplifies this pushback, advancing legislation that dismantles WEF-inspired globalism while pursuing a bold agenda: $1.6 trillion in spending cuts targeting wasteful welfare expansions and bureaucratic bloat, extensions of the Trump-era tax cuts to fuel growth, and measures to secure the border through mass deportations and defunding sanctuary cities.

Republicans directly oppose the WEF’s obsessive embrace of progressive “eat the rich” taxation and wealth redistribution, which seeks to punish success and fund expansive international initiatives. Congressional Republicans, committed to fiscal responsibility, are dismantling regulatory overreach, ensuring American businesses thrive without the stranglehold of global climate pacts that prioritize foreign interests over domestic jobs.

This legislative push is a moral stand against the WEF and Democrats’ vision of a centralized economy, where government dictates outcomes and suppresses free markets, the very antithesis of the American Dream.

The Supreme Court, with its conservative majority solidified through Trump’s judicial appointments, serves as the ultimate guardian of constitutional principles, thwarting Democratic attempts to subvert the rule of law in ways that echo WEF values.

The Court’s decisions on executive authority empower the Trump administration to act decisively on immigration and energy, countering lower court obstructions often favored by liberal judges who prioritize WEF’s international norms over U.S. law. This judicial resolve is crucial in an era where Democrats, influenced by socialist ideologies, push for court-packing schemes and disregard for precedents that protect individual liberties.

In the realm of individual liberties, Republicans champion absolute free speech and privacy rights, resisting the WEF’s balanced moderation that veers into censorship, as seen in Democratic efforts to regulate social media in ways that suppress dissenting views and align with global disinformation curbs.

Newsom’s Tantrum:

Newsom’s latest rhetoric stems from the Democrats’ inability to accept electoral defeat and he sees this as a direct threat to WEF ideology. Trump’s 2024 victory was a clear mandate, as we all know – yet Newsom persists in portraying him as a tyrant, ignoring the fact that American voters chose strength over the weakness of progressive globalism that the WEF and much of today’s Democratic Party epitomizes. Newsom’s petulance is all the more glaring given the self-inflicted disasters in California under his governance, which mirror the very WEF policies he implicitly endorses through his presence at Davos.

As California’s governor since 2019, Newsom has presided over an economic landscape marred by high taxes, crime, homelessness, unemployment, drug addiction, out-migration, inequality and so much more. California’s top income tax rate of 13.3% (for now) and elevated sales taxes have driven businesses and residents away, with a net loss of hundreds of thousands in recent years to states like Texas and Florida. The state’s projected budget deficit, even amid sporadic revenue windfalls from tech sectors, underscores extreme fiscal mismanagement, as Newsom resists meaningful reforms and opposing ballot measures.

His administration’s handling of homelessness, a crisis with over 180,000 homeless individuals despite billions invested, and wasted, adds to his policy failures. Newsom’s California is a quagmire of congestion and inefficiency. Highest in the nation gas taxes fund ambitious projects like the high-speed rail, now ballooning to over $128 billion with endless delays.

Education fares no better. Despite historic funding, chronic absenteeism hovers around 20%, and achievement gaps persist, exacerbated by union-driven policies that prioritize bureaucracy over student outcomes. These tough conditions are largely of Newsom’s making, rooted in progressive experiments that expand government without accountability and align with WEF’s stakeholder models.

Yet, at Davos, Newsom has a meltdown, petulantly preaching moral superiority, deflecting from these harsh, lived realities by fixating on Trump, whose policies aim to reverse similar national trends and stand as the antithesis to the forum’s globalist vision. This behavior reeks of a doubling-down, sore-loser mentality and fuels resentment rather than encouraging serious introspection.

Newsom’s attacks on global leaders for engaging with Trump ignore the WEF’s own role as a platform for dialogue. His comments project his frustrations onto the international stage, embodying the left’s elitist disdain for the American electorate’s choice. By urging resistance to a duly elected president, Newsom undermines America’s democratic norms he claims to defend.

The Conservative agenda, in contrast, offers a path forward that repudiates the WEF at every turn. This framework, praising sovereignty, liberty, and law, stands firm against the socialist tide, ensuring America’s values endure.

As the 2026 midterms approach, the contrast sharpens. GOP leadership slowly but steadily delivers results, while figures like Newsom embody the left’s steep, painful decline. Trump’s Davos engagement showcases how the nation can navigate global forums without capitulation, exposing Gavin Newsom’s outbursts as the desperate flailing of a leader whose state teeters on the brink due to his own policies, and whose alignment with WEF globalism only underscores America’s wise rejection of such anti-American ideals.