Gavin Newsom Flames Out at Davos
22nd January 2026
“Governor Newsom, who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken, may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris.”
That was Treasury Secretary Steve Bessent at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, delivering a remarkably on point put down of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
And the put down was warranted given that Newsom was hopping from camera to camera at the conference, painting himself as the leader of the American resistance against the American president, and generally acting the fool.
I always thought Newsom looked like how the Devil’s lawyer would be portratyed in a movie, but a mix of the main villain from “American Psycho” and Barbie’s boyfriend certainly seems spot on.