Newsom Pleads With US Allies in Europe to See Trump as Temporary

California Governor Gavin Newsom told a panel at the Munich Security Conference Saturday that he traveled there to reassure European allies that “Trump is temporary.”

“He’ll be measured in years, not decades,” Newsom said, predicting Trump would suffer heavy losses in the midterm elections and face legal setbacks, including limits on his tariff authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

President Donald Trump’s brand of politics does not represent enduring American values, Newsom added. The governor instead urged leaders to maintain stable subnational partnerships with US states like California during what he called a period of “instability” for ...