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highplainsdem

(61,057 posts)
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 02:55 PM 19 hrs ago

California governor 'a loser', says Trump as state signs green energy deal with UK

Source: Guardian

Donald Trump has vented his fury against a green energy deal between the British government and California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, a likely future Democratic presidential candidate.

“The UK’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump said in an interview with Politico, using the derogatory nickname he reserves for Newsom. “Gavin is a loser. Everything he’s touched turns to garbage. His state has gone to hell, and his environmental work is a disaster.”

In an intervention that is likely to be clocked by British government officials wary of potential new landmines in the UK’s relationship with the White House, Trump went on to say it was “inappropriate” for Newsom to strike such agreements and “inappropriate for them [the UK] to be dealing with him”.

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Their agreement is aimed at deepening existing cooperation between the UK and California and creates a new framework to scale up clean energy technologies and enhance ties between businesses and researchers in Britain and the US state, which is effectively the world’s fourth largest global economy.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/16/gavin-newsom-a-loser-says-trump-california-green-energy-deal-uk

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California governor 'a loser', says Trump as state signs green energy deal with UK (Original Post) highplainsdem 19 hrs ago OP
STFU.................... Lovie777 19 hrs ago #1
Sounds like a winner to me. Vinca 19 hrs ago #2
True. If Dump calls someone a loser, we know it means just the opposite. mdbl 15 hrs ago #22
Quiet, slob. SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #3
..... wolfie001 15 hrs ago #21
Not slobby, that's for sure! SheltieLover 14 hrs ago #23
Dumpy is so jealous of Newsom. Diamond_Dog 19 hrs ago #4
Oh Dear Sweet God is he ever!!! calimary 16 hrs ago #19
I am so over Don Trump kwolf68 19 hrs ago #5
I'm always happy when Hamburgerla Man gets pissed off and stressed out. chouchou 19 hrs ago #6
Every blue state should be making these deals Bluetus 16 hrs ago #15
ooooh..That's a good one! chouchou 15 hrs ago #20
So will CA be making deals directly with other countries? Is there a penalty for taunting? twodogsbarking 18 hrs ago #7
Quiet Piggy orangecrush 18 hrs ago #8
Sounds like trump doesn't like being Figarosmom 17 hrs ago #9
Get ready for some more hilarious mockery of trump C Moon 17 hrs ago #10
So... this is 100% projection??? Multichromatic 17 hrs ago #11
My thought exactly, trump has the unmidas touch, everything he touches turns to crap, and he touches Escurumbele 16 hrs ago #16
Dear Darn Old Dumpf: Mr.Bee 17 hrs ago #12
what he really means NJCher 17 hrs ago #13
Soft Secession. Bluetus 16 hrs ago #14
Trump says its "inappropriate" .... IcyPeas 16 hrs ago #17
What a vile POS we have as Presidunce. n/t Evolve Dammit 16 hrs ago #18
Hey Donny, you're the loser. Fuck you! Initech 10 hrs ago #24

mdbl

(8,363 posts)
22. True. If Dump calls someone a loser, we know it means just the opposite.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 07:17 PM
15 hrs ago

He even lies about that.

calimary

(89,410 posts)
19. Oh Dear Sweet God is he ever!!!
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 06:02 PM
16 hrs ago

Hey Donald, where’s the sex appeal, the vigor, the vitality, the quick wit (that’s actually funny), energy, serious sense of public service, and did I forget to add sex appeal?

Gavin’s got it - all over you, Donald. ALL over you.

chouchou

(2,981 posts)
6. I'm always happy when Hamburgerla Man gets pissed off and stressed out.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 03:12 PM
19 hrs ago

Make that heart a-churning tic-toc-tic-toc-tic...

Bluetus

(2,534 posts)
15. Every blue state should be making these deals
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:32 PM
16 hrs ago

Last edited Mon Feb 16, 2026, 11:21 PM - Edit history (1)

With UK, Canada, Mexico, even China.

They are probably unconstitutional, but make so many deals that Bondi will have to put every DoJ lawyer on these cases.

And if you really want to make Trump's head explode. Declare free trade zones where the states can import without any tariffs. Get Amazon and other retailers to set up warehouses in these zones to bypass Trump's tariffs. Is that unconstitutional? Yes, probably. But so are all of Trump's tariffs. Force the courts to rule on Trump's tariffs.

Then step back and watch Trump melt down.

Figarosmom

(10,802 posts)
9. Sounds like trump doesn't like being
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 04:25 PM
17 hrs ago

Inconsequential. I think other governors of blue states should do this too and signal they don't need trump.

Multichromatic

(82 posts)
11. So... this is 100% projection???
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 04:52 PM
17 hrs ago

Trump is a loser, everything Trump touches turned to garbage, and Trump is destroying the environment.

What an ignorant hypocrite. Trump is the worst president we have ever had. Beating W for the title is quite the accomplishment.

Escurumbele

(4,054 posts)
16. My thought exactly, trump has the unmidas touch, everything he touches turns to crap, and he touches
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:35 PM
16 hrs ago

his diapers every morning, and a few times a day.

Who said "everything trump and republicans accuse someone of is a confession?" Well. there is is.

Mr.Bee

(1,729 posts)
12. Dear Darn Old Dumpf:
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 04:52 PM
17 hrs ago

We love our electric cars and we love getting 50 miles on a gallon in our Priuses (The official plural of Prius is Prii )!

We love our solar energy and not having to pay your prices for electricity!

We love having our streets free of ICE, and we love our immigrants!

Don't Mess With California, a State that Pays for the Rest!

Loser!

NJCher

(42,842 posts)
13. what he really means
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 04:55 PM
17 hrs ago
Trump went on to say it was “inappropriate” for Newsom to strike such agreements

Is it's inappropriate for the CA governor to make positive moves for the environment.

Bluetus

(2,534 posts)
14. Soft Secession.
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:25 PM
16 hrs ago

Look at how Trump fears the most productive states leaving the below average states behind.

All the blue states should be making such deals with the UK, Canada, Mexico and anybody else, just to RW heads explode. Is it illegal or unconstitutional? Maybe. Make Trump sue the states and show Trump we can tie this up in court longer than he lives, or at least until 2029.

IcyPeas

(25,195 posts)
17. Trump says its "inappropriate" ....
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 05:39 PM
16 hrs ago

You know what's inappropriate? Threatening Greenland.

You know what's inappropriate? Sending videos of the Obamas as apes.

You know what's inappropriate? Saying that the victims of Epstein should get over it and move on.

You know what's inappropriate? Sending heavily armed masked goons to terrorize entire American cities.... and building concentration camps.

You know what's inappropriate? Hiring all the lowlife fox news hosts and other criminals and grifters to run your scam administration.

You know what's inappropriate? Threatening journalists, comedians, tv shows, universities, law firms, museums.

You know what's inappropriate? Burying your ex-wife on your golf course.

You know what's inappropriate? Your grifting children.

You know what's inappropriate? Building a luxury resort in Gaza with your name on it.

You know what's inappropriate? Rolling out a red carpet for Putin.

You know what's inappropriate? Lying. Cheating. Bribing. Threatening.

Fuck trump
Fuck ICE
and so on and so on

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