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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Trump lashes out at California governor’s green energy deal with UK

Gavin Newsom Ed Miliband United Kingdom Donald Trump California Gavin Newscum United States London
Ed Milband and Gavin Newsom sit at a ceremonial table with the union jack, stars and stripes and Californian state flag behind them. Miliband is looking down at documents in a red folder and Newsom is holding a pen high in front of him as if he is about to flourish it as he signs. They both wear dark blue suits, white shirts, and ties.
Ed Milband and Gavin Newsom at the signing event in London. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Donald Trump has vented his fury against a green energy deal between the British government and California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, a likely future Democratic presidential candidate.

“The UK’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump said in an interview with Politico, using the derogatory nickname he reserves for Newsom. “Gavin is a loser. Everything he’s touched turns to garbage. His state has gone to hell, and his environmental work is a disaster.”

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