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California Gov. Gavin Newsom landed in Germany for his second trip European trip in less than a month.

The governor posed for the press Friday ahead of his visit at the Munich Security Conference, where he’ll look to woo international leaders after a stop at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, last month.

Newsom didn’t waste any time ripping in to Donald Trump — calling out the president by name repeatedly — as he preps for an expected run for president in 2028 in response to the administration’s decision to remove green-focused subsidies on cars.

The slashing of green tape is expected to save drivers about $2,400 a year, but Newsom wasn’t happy about it during a panel discussion calling for urgent action on climate change.

“Donald Trump is doubling down on stupid,” Newsom blasted.

”Never in the history of the United States of America has there been a more destructive president than the current occupant of the White House in Washington, DC. He’s trying to recreate the 19th century. He’s a wholly owned subsidiary of big oil, gas and coal,” Newsom said.

Newsom’s appearance at the conference marks another effort by the Democrat to raise his profile ahead of a possible 2028 presidential run.

He is to have a “brief encounter” with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the sidelines of the conference, according to DPA International.

Merz will kick off the conference with a speech Friday focused on changing trans-Atlantic relations.

During the panel discussion Friday, Newsom accused Trump of handing China a gift by ceding the floor on investments in green energy and electric vehicles.

“That’s why I’m so infuriated by what Donald Trump has done, it’s our fiercest competitor in this space,” Newsom said. “Donald Trump just said pollute the hell out of the United States. That’s called deficit spending — pollution is an act of theft in the health of a nation and cleanup costs.”

He noted that California became a leader on climate under former Gov, Ronald Reagan, a Republican who in 1967 — before becoming president — made the state the first to enact standards on tailpipe emissions and established the California Air Resources Board.

“It’s a big blue stat, but it also has more Republicans than most Republican states,” Newsom said. “We have long moved beyond the partisanship on this issue, because there is no Republican thermometer or Democratic thermometer — there is just reality. And people in my state have been mugged by reality.”

Newsom will participate in a session focused on climate policy Saturday — the same day Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is leading President Trump’s delegation, is scheduled to speak.

Newsom is one of three top Democrats who will attend the conference, joining Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The California governor stressed on Friday that the international pushback should join him in forcefully pushing back on Trump, while continuing to invest in the state’s green energy investments.

“I hope if there is nothing else I can communicate today: Donald Trump is temporary,” Newsom said. “He’ll be gone in three years.”