Newsom warns ‘pathetic’ foreign leaders to grow a backbone in bizarre takedown likening Trump to a T.rex

By Fox News · Fox News

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed foreign world leaders for allegedly "rolling over" when confronted by President Donald Trump , declaring that he should have brought "kneepads" for foreign dignitaries attending the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. "People are rolling over. I should have brought a bunch of kneepads for all the world leaders," Newsom told reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos. "It’s just pathetic." Newsom is attending the World Economic Forum and is expected to address the forum with a speech Thursday. Trump is set to depart for Switzerland Tuesday evening, which comes as the president levels threats of imposing steep tariffs on a handful of nations as he works to acquire Greenland for the United States. Greenland is a self-governing island within the Kingdom of Denmark that is located in the Arctic. European leaders have balked at Trump as he intensified rhetoric that it is crucial for the U.S. to take control of Greenland from a national security standpoint. TRUMP TOLD TO 'F--K OFF' BY DANISH LAWMAKER DURING EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT GREENLAND DEBATE China recently has intensified its activities in the Arctic region, while Greenland has historically served as a strategic outpost for the military to conduct missile detection during the Cold War. Newsom unleashed that European leaders were "being complicit" with Trump, urging them to "have a backbone" while slamming gifts foreign leaders have given Trump, such as Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gifting her Nobel Peace Prize to the president in January. "This is pathetic," Newsom continued in his comment to reporters. "Nobel Prizes, they are being given away. I mean, it's just pathetic. And I hope people understand how pathetic they look on the world stage. I mean at least from an American perspective. It's embarrassing." Newsom added that Trump is allegedly "playing folks for fools" and compared Trump to a T. rex who is on the prowl to mate or eat. TRUMP SAYS '…