California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the governor was denied entry into a venue at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, after being invited to speak at the event due to “pressure” from the Trump administration.

Newsom had been scheduled to speak with Fortune at the USA House, Davos, a privately organized event, at the World Economic Forum, which has been recognized by the U.S. government as the nation’s headquarters in Davos.

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    The Democrats have had nothing but people like Newsom since the 1980s but you think that’s the best course of action? He was invited there because he would only talk about cultural grievances and not the economic ones that the wealthy are currently causing.

    Nobody wants perfect. A neoliberal Democrat winning will just continue the kleptocracy while lying to us about it. Bill Clinton, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are controlled opposition.

    Also, Ben Shapiro, the lying little shit ran circles around him on Newsom’s podcast. Made him seem like a weak bitch.

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      The Democrats have had nothing but people like Newsom since the 1980s but you think that’s the best course of action?

      Well, they won every popular vote except two, so don’t be so quick to throw out the baby with the bathwater

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        That’s when they lost Congress for the first time in half a century. And Republicans have held that advantage for most of the time since then. It’s not just the presidency that is affected by their rich-first policies

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        Yes, Obama ran on hope, change and anti-war… A litera promised leftist revolution. What did we get? More centrists. Democrats lost over 1000 seats in state and federal offices. Bankers in charge of policing banks. George W Bush and his cronies walking free after years on criminal activity by his administration.

        Biden was just the result of the DNC and all of the centrists grouping together to defeat Bernie Sanders for the second time.

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        Because at the time of the general election all other options left of center right are effectively removed with no support from the democratic party. They basically haven’t even pretended to have a democratic primary since Obama in 2008, instead choosing to coronate whoever the super delegates choose, which has worked true wonders for the party /s. They’re already starting the motions to do this again with their next center right candidate in Newsom.

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        Well, they won every popular vote except two, so don’t be so quick to throw out the baby with the bathwater

        Why not run a charismatic candidate with popular policy and win the electoral college too?

        We’re not trying to tie one hand behind our backs to impress our dads, we should do what has the best chance of actually winning…