After Newsom trolls Trump in Davos, one of his appearances is blocked

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, long one of President Donald Trump's chief trolls, took the routine this week to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland – and got a globally televised rise out of the president.

Shortly afterward, Newsom accused the Trump administration of blocking him from entering a pavilion where he had been scheduled to appear.

Their shared moment during Trump's speech and the resulting dust-up quickly became more fodder for Trump and Newsom's social media teams and further highlighted Newsom's presidential ambitions. The California governor is a top potential contender for the 2028 nomination and elevated his profile by adopting Trump's online style to mock him.