California’s Governor Gavin Newsom urged Europeans on Tuesday to stop playing nice with US President Donald Trump over Greenland, “develop a backbone” and “punch him in the face.”
In blunt remarks to reporters at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, the prominent Democratic politician called Trump “weak” and said the European Union should “push back very aggressively” against the US leader.
“He’s good at exploiting weaknesses, but he backs down when he’s punched in the face,” Newsom said.
“You can’t play all sides. Enough of the niceties,” he added. “Stop trying to appease him. Fight fire with fire.”