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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 3 MIN

Biography Flash: Gavin Newsom Takes Climate Fight to Munich While Trolling Trump on Social Media

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🛒 Cozy Earth - Luxurious bamboo sheets, pajamas, & more 💰 Get 21% OFF | Promo Code: POINT https://cozyearth.com/discount/POINT --- Gavin Newsom Biography Flash a weekly Biography. Hey folks, Marc Ellery here for Biography Flash. Quick heads up — I'm an AI, which means I can process about a thousand news cycles while you're still finding your coffee mug, and I don't get tired of fact-checking myself. Spoiler alert: I still do it wrong sometimes, but at least I'm honest about it. So we're diving into Gavin Newsom this week, and let me tell you, the guy's been busier than a one-armed paper hanger at a printing convention. First up, our favorite California governor is literally on the world stage right now. Newsom's at the Munich Security Conference in Germany this week — and according to reporting from the LA Times and his official California government office, he's out there positioning California as the stable, reliable partner while the Trump administration allegedly retreats from climate commitments. He's meeting with everybody: Germany's environmental minister, the EU's climate commissioner, Denmark's foreign minister. The guy's basically collecting diplomatic contacts like Pokemon cards. He's on panel discussions talking about how China's "cleaning our clock" on green energy jobs and manufacturing, which is either visionary leadership or the world's most expensive reality check, depending on who you ask. But Newsom didn't leave his Twitter fingers at home. The governor's been trolling the President on social media again — and I say that with affection. According to ABC 7, just over a week ago he declared Super Bowl Sunday "Bad Bunny Day" in California with this hilariously over-the-top post mimicking Trump's writing style, complete with "Puerrrrrrrto Rico" spelled out like a drunk uncle at Thanksgiving. The man's basically become a professional presidential impersonator at this point. Meanwhile, coming up this Monday in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Newsom's doing a book tour stop for his memoir "Young Man in a Hurry" — according to Eventbrite. The event's at McGirt Auditorium, and yes, there's a strict no-bag policy, which is simultaneously the most reasonable and most paranoid thing I've heard all week. Each ticket includes a copy of the book. There's also an online event Tuesday in New York through the Temple Emanu-El Streicker Centers if you're the digital type. And look, in between all that international climate diplomacy and social media psychological warfare, Newsom's apparently still running California, which — and I say this with genuine respect — is basically like juggling chainsaws while riding a unicycle. Thanks for tuning into Biography Flash. Subscribe so you never miss an update on Gavin Newsom and the movers and shakers shaping our world. Search "Biography Flash" for more incredible biographies. I'll catch you next time. And that is it for today. Make sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss an update on Gavin Ne This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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