Gavin Newsom, during his speech at the Vatican on climate change, accuses Trump of 'open corruption' [View all]
Gavin Newsom, during his speech at the Vatican on climate change, accuses Trump of ‘open corruption’
By Taryn Luna
Staff Writer
May 16, 2024 Updated 11:43 AM PT
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-16/newsom-california-vatican-speech-pope
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VATICAN CITY — Gov. Gavin Newsom accused former President Trump of “open corruption” in a speech Thursday at a climate summit of Catholic officials and international leaders, elevating his criticism of the Republican leader in the hallowed halls of the Vatican.
The California governor referenced news stories alleging that Trump recently solicited campaign donations from oil executives and at the same event vowed to walk back climate protections if elected in the 2024 presidential contest.
“He openly asked them for $1 billion to roll back the environmental progress of the Biden administration, environmental progress that we’ve made over the course of the last half century,” Newsom said. “Open corruption. A billion dollars to pollute our states, to pollute our country, and to pollute this planet and roll back progress.”
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Newsom said he decided to call out Trump by name at the international gathering of governors, mayors and policy experts because he felt stories about Trump’s meeting with oil executives didn’t get enough attention.
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