At Cop30, California Governor Newsom seizes spotlight and takes aim at Trump

Written by on November 12, 2025

With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN’s climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight on Tuesday and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fossil fuel agenda of his political nemesis.
The well-coiffed Democrat – seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate – blasted Trump for twice leaving the Paris climate accord and for “doubling down on stupid” through his support of Big Oil.
Newsom said a future Democratic administration would rejoin the…

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