California governor 'a loser', says Trump as state signs green energy deal with UK

[highplainsdem]

Source: Guardian

Donald Trump has vented his fury against a green energy deal between the British government and California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, a likely future Democratic presidential candidate.

“The UK’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump said in an interview with Politico, using the derogatory nickname he reserves for Newsom. “Gavin is a loser. Everything he’s touched turns to garbage. His state has gone to hell, and his environmental work is a disaster.”

In an intervention that is likely to be clocked by British government officials wary of potential new landmines in the UK’s relationship with the White House, Trump went on to say it was “inappropriate” for Newsom to strike such agreements and “inappropriate for them [the UK] to be dealing with him”.

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Their agreement is aimed at deepening existing cooperation between the UK and California and creates a new framework to scale up clean energy technologies and enhance ties between businesses and researchers in Britain and the US state, which is effectively the world’s fourth largest global economy.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/16/gavin-newsom-a-loser-says-trump-california-green-energy-deal-uk

[Lovie777]

1. STFU....................

loser.

[Vinca]

2. Sounds like a winner to me.

[mdbl]

22. True. If Dump calls someone a loser, we know it means just the opposite.

He even lies about that.

[SheltieLover]

3. Quiet, slob.

[wolfie001]

21. .....

[SheltieLover]

23. Not slobby, that's for sure!

[Diamond_Dog]

4. Dumpy is so jealous of Newsom.

[calimary]

19. Oh Dear Sweet God is he ever!!!

Hey Donald, where’s the sex appeal, the vigor, the vitality, the quick wit (that’s actually funny), energy, serious sense of public service, and did I forget to add sex appeal?

Gavin’s got it - all over you, Donald. ALL over you.

[kwolf68]

5. I am so over Don Trump

Ingrate POS

[chouchou]

6. I'm always happy when Hamburgerla Man gets pissed off and stressed out.

Make that heart a-churning tic-toc-tic-toc-tic...

[Bluetus]

15. Every blue state should be making these deals

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With UK, Canada, Mexico, even China.

They are probably unconstitutional, but make so many deals that Bondi will have to put every DoJ lawyer on these cases.

And if you really want to make Trump's head explode. Declare free trade zones where the states can import without any tariffs. Get Amazon and other retailers to set up warehouses in these zones to bypass Trump's tariffs. Is that unconstitutional? Yes, probably. But so are all of Trump's tariffs. Force the courts to rule on Trump's tariffs.

Then step back and watch Trump melt down.

[chouchou]

20. ooooh..That's a good one!

We'll have him meeting the worms mighty soon!

[twodogsbarking]

7. So will CA be making deals directly with other countries? Is there a penalty for taunting?

[orangecrush]

8. Quiet Piggy

[Figarosmom]

9. Sounds like trump doesn't like being

Inconsequential. I think other governors of blue states should do this too and signal they don't need trump.

[C Moon]

10. Get ready for some more hilarious mockery of trump

[Multichromatic]

11. So... this is 100% projection???

Trump is a loser, everything Trump touches turned to garbage, and Trump is destroying the environment.

What an ignorant hypocrite. Trump is the worst president we have ever had. Beating W for the title is quite the accomplishment.

[Escurumbele]

16. My thought exactly, trump has the unmidas touch, everything he touches turns to crap, and he touches

his diapers every morning, and a few times a day.

Who said "everything trump and republicans accuse someone of is a confession?" Well. there is is.

[Mr.Bee]

12. Dear Darn Old Dumpf:

We love our electric cars and we love getting 50 miles on a gallon in our Priuses (The official plural of Prius is Prii )!

We love our solar energy and not having to pay your prices for electricity!

We love having our streets free of ICE, and we love our immigrants!

Don't Mess With California, a State that Pays for the Rest!

Loser!

[NJCher]

13. what he really means

Trump went on to say it was “inappropriate” for Newsom to strike such agreements

Is it's inappropriate for the CA governor to make positive moves for the environment.

[Bluetus]

14. Soft Secession.

Look at how Trump fears the most productive states leaving the below average states behind.

All the blue states should be making such deals with the UK, Canada, Mexico and anybody else, just to RW heads explode. Is it illegal or unconstitutional? Maybe. Make Trump sue the states and show Trump we can tie this up in court longer than he lives, or at least until 2029.

[IcyPeas]

17. Trump says its "inappropriate" ....

You know what's inappropriate? Threatening Greenland.

You know what's inappropriate? Sending videos of the Obamas as apes.

You know what's inappropriate? Saying that the victims of Epstein should get over it and move on.

You know what's inappropriate? Sending heavily armed masked goons to terrorize entire American cities.... and building concentration camps.

You know what's inappropriate? Hiring all the lowlife fox news hosts and other criminals and grifters to run your scam administration.

You know what's inappropriate? Threatening journalists, comedians, tv shows, universities, law firms, museums.

You know what's inappropriate? Burying your ex-wife on your golf course.

You know what's inappropriate? Your grifting children.

You know what's inappropriate? Building a luxury resort in Gaza with your name on it.

You know what's inappropriate? Rolling out a red carpet for Putin.

You know what's inappropriate? Lying. Cheating. Bribing. Threatening.

Fuck trump
Fuck ICE
and so on and so on

[Evolve Dammit]

18. What a vile POS we have as Presidunce. n/t

[Initech]

24. Hey Donny, you're the loser. Fuck you!