BELEM, Brazil (AP) — California Gov. gavin newsome On Tuesday, he said he was surprised. Decision of eight senators He has pushed for a break with Democrats and an end to the government shutdown, warning that he is not vigilant enough about President Donald Trump’s disruption of political norms.
“I’m not here to punch anyone in the face, but I’m not happy that we’re still playing by the old rules of the game in the face of an alien species, Donald Trump, who has completely changed the rules of the game,” Newsom told The Associated Press in an interview at the COP30 United Nations climate conference in Brazil. “And deep down I’m surprised.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom arrives to attend an event at the German Pavilion at the COP30 United Nations Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil, Tuesday, November 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Asked what he would say to the group of seven Democrats and one independent senator who worked with Republicans in the Senate to pass the government reopening bill late Monday, Newsom said: longest closure in history Nearing the end. The ratification of the deal coincided with fierce criticism of moderates from other Democrats who complained that the lack of lasting progress on extending health care subsidies, which are set to expire Jan. 1, amounted to capitulation to Republicans.
On Sunday night, as news of a possible compromise loomed ahead of a procedural vote to advance the entire funding bill, Newsom’s news organization wrote to X, “Pathetic. This is not a deal. Surrender. Don’t bend the knee!” He called their settlement “a capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans” after the same eight senators (seven Democrats and independent Sen. Angus King of Maine, who caucuses with Democrats) joined Republicans in a procedural vote.
The defector group consisted of several senators who will retire next year and a number of former governors. Since taking action, several have acknowledged that while the deal is incomplete, they believed it was necessary to end the shutdown, which meant missing out on payroll. Suspension of federal food aid and travel headache For millions of people across the country.
California Governor Gavin Newsom arrives for talks with The Associated Press on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, to attend the COP30 United Nations Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
He was asked by The Associated Press about his efforts to counter President Trump last week because of his bombastic social media presence. successful passage Newsom said he drew California’s House map with the goal of countering President Trump-backed efforts to do the same for Republicans in other states, reiterating his determination to go further than other states in his party.
“I’m really more alarmed than you would think with eight members of my party in the United States Senate,” Newsom said. “I’m far more concerned about the future of our country and the world we’re trying to build than they are.”
trump administration did not send an official delegation COP30 will be held in Brazil this week. Newsom, whose state represents the world’s fourth-largest economy, will meet with officials from some of the 195 world governments in attendance.
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Meg Kinnard reported from Columbia, South Carolina. Contact details are as follows: http://x.com/MegKinnardAP
