An on-stage interview with Newsom at the World Economic Forum was abruptly canceled just hours after he was seen smiling as President Trump called him out in a speech to world leaders that Newsom later called "remarkably boring" and "remarkably insignificant.

Governor Gavin Newsom says organizers were pressured not to let him speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Davos to challenge President Donald Trump's economic agenda.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in an interview with Politico's Dasha Burns, responded to Gov. Gavin Newsom's (D-CA) attacks on President Donald Trump at the Davos World Economic Forum. DASHA BURNS,

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday morning said he was not surprised the Trump administration blocked his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland the day before, saying it was another example of an unhinged president trying to stifle dissent.

At Davos, the California governor criticized Trump, was blocked from the US pavilion, traded insults, waved kneepads, and fueled 2028 speculation.

Gavin Newsom sure loves to talk a big game. But courage is something to show, not tell. His trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is the latest example of the governor making a fool of himself by not knowing the difference.