California Gov. Gavin Newsom may be winning praise from lefties for his bombastic attacks against President Trump — but one top Democrat isn’t buying it.
Newsom traveled to the Swiss Alps this week, taking aim at the president repeatedly and sparking a showdown with the Trump administration. David AxelrodDavid Axelrod, top political consultant and former advisor to President Barack Obama, branded Newsom — who is widely viewed as a 2028 White House contender — as “tedious” for his self-aggrandizing routine in Davos, Switzerland.
David Axelrod speaking onstage at Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Festival 2023. Getty Images for Project Healthy Minds“Haven’t we seen enough self-puffery from our leaders?” Axelrod posted on X, responding to a gushing post by Democratic influencer Harry Sisson calling Newsom’s remarks at the World Economic Forum a “masterclass.”
Newsom is being criticized by a former Obama aide. David Axelrod“Boy, I’ll tell you what. I have a completely different cut on this,” Axelrod wrote. “Newsom is a whip-smart, charismatic pol. His critiques of Trump are right.
“But this ‘Why can’t people just be as courageous as ME?’ routine is tedious.”
Newsom traveled to the Swiss Alps this week, taking aim at the president repeatedly and sparking a showdown with the Trump administration.
