President Donald Trump on Monday slammed a new clean energy agreement between California and the United Kingdom, deriding Gov. Gavin Newsom and warning British leaders against partnering with the Democratic governor.
“The U.K.’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump said in a brief interview with POLITICO, using his derogatory nickname 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.”
Trump added that it was “inappropriate” for Newsom to strike such agreements and “inappropriate for them to be dealing with him.”
Trump’s remarks came shortly after Newsom signed a memorandum of understanding in London with U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband pledging cooperation on clean energy technologies, including offshore wind. The agreement also aims to expand access for British firms, including Octopus Energy, to California’s market and to boost collaboration between research institutions on both sides of the Atlantic.
