The office of Gavin Newsom, the California governor, said his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos was canceled under pressure from the Trump administration. But before the talk was due to begin, his team says, the USA House bowed to political pressure from the Trump administration and denied the governor entry. In a statement, Fortune said: “Governor Newsom had been invited to participate in a Fortune conversation at USA House in Davos. Name-checking the California governor, Trump said in his remarks: “I know Gavin was here. Newsom has raised his profile mocking Trump excessively online – and his appearance in Davos did not go unnoticed by the administration.

Source: The Guardian January 22, 2026 03:49 UTC