Gavin Newsom

Obama's on an apology tour.

So I appreciate the frame, but show respect.

These are our allies.

You also show respect for the fact that we are the envy of the world.

I mean, your headline's not mine.

I mean, just a year ago, our economy was the enemy of the world.

We continue from a global perspective and share of GDP, continue to outperform decades and decades because of these transatlantic alliances, because of our trade and security relationships, particularly with our European allies.

We're destroying all that in real time.

I think it was Sam Rayburn who said, you know, any fool or idiot can break down a barn door, but it takes a great carpenter to build one.

Destruction is not strength, it's weakness.

Weakness masquerading as strength.

That's all Trump is, weakness masquerading as strength.

And so it will take its strength of character, it will take leadership to be repairers of that breach, and it will take some time to restore trust.

But I'm a little more confident we can, based upon just my observations, but also the interactions I was with leaders from Spain just yesterday.

I continue to have the privilege, representing the fourth largest economy in the world, to engage with MOUs from people around the world.

Again, open hand, not a closed fist, subnational relationship, stable, strong partner, California, unstable, unpredictable, the federal government, but he'll, Trump,

be known in years.

He's got a few years left.

Even if his state of mind is to extend his term and have competitive authoritarian election like Putin, his time of life suggests this term will be up in three.

And that gives us an opportunity to turn the proverbial page.