After Newsom, 58, responded to the remark by joking that Bessent was a “smug man,” Bessent unloaded on the California governor, comparing Newsom to Patrick Bateman, the wealthy and materialistic yuppie who leads a secret life as a mass murderer in the book and movie American Psycho.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's appearance at the World Economic Forum gathering in Switzerland was criticized by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

California governor says world leaders are ‘played’ by the US president and urges them to stop rolling over

Donald Trump’s most easily triggered mouthpiece has laid into California Gov. Gavin Newsom after he called world leaders who suck up to the president “pathetic.” Newsom was at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, when he was spotted in the crowd watching Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speak on stage.

A California father whose daughter was left unable to walk after truck crash allegedly caused by illegal immigrant says California Gov. Gavin Newsom ignored his pleas for help.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has taken his fight with President Trump from the United States and online to Davos, Switzerland, elevating it to a global stage. Newsom spent much of Wednesday at Davos needling the president,

Newsom was set to talk with Fortune today at an event about U.S. innovation put on by USA House — the country’s official headquarters at the Switzerland event — but his appearance was canceled at the last minute.

President Donald Trump reflects on his once-strong relationship with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, explaining Newsom’s leadership and policies drove them apart.