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(Davos, Switzerland) – Newsom’s remarks came after President Trump delivered a Wednesday morning speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos — a speech the California governor dismissed as dull and meaningless.
“It was remarkably boring,” Newsom said. “It was remarkably insignificant. He was never going to invade Greenland. It was never real.”
The governor downplayed Trump’s repeated warnings about Greenland and tariffs as political theater, insisting the former president was never serious about following through – despite Trump publicly outlining specific tariff timelines and national security justifications.
Critics argue Newsom’s comments amounted to revisionist spin, noting that Trump’s Greenland push has already triggered diplomatic backlash across Europe and prompted public responses from multiple foreign leaders.
The dismissive tone stood in sharp contrast to Newsom’s earlier warnings that Trump was “playing folks for fools” and could “devour” European nations that fail to stand up to him – underscoring what observers called a conflicted and erratic response to Trump’s renewed presence on the world stage.
