Governor of California Gavin Newsom speaks to journalists after a press conference during the Cop30 UN Climate Change Conference in Belem, Para State, Brazil. Photograph: Mauro Pimentel/AFPGovernor of California Gavin Newsom has launched a searing attack on Donald Trump, calling his absence from Cop30 an “abomination” and “disgraceful” and saying the US president is trying to rig next year’s midterm elections. “Donald Trump’s not screwing around – he’s trying to rig the 2026 election. He’s going to do the same thing in Indiana and Florida. “We in the state of California are not going to cede that race to China.

Source: The Irish Times November 12, 2025 18:29 UTC