adminPresident Donald Trump didn’t mince words in blasting California Governor Gavin Newsom after the governor flew to London to sign a clean-energy memorandum with U.K. officials, calling the deal “inappropriate” and ridiculing Newsom’s record. The president warned British leaders not to tie their energy future to a man whose policies, he argued, have driven Californians out and crippled parts of the state’s economy.
Newsom’s MOU with U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, inked in London on February 16, 2026, promises cooperation on offshore wind, clean technologies, and research ties while opening the California market to British firms like Octopus Energy, which is reportedly investing heavily. That glossy announcement looks great in press releases, but it amounts to little more than a political showpiece that hands foreign firms privileged access to American markets without federal oversight.
Conservative Americans should be alarmed that a state governor is negotiating quasi-international agreements that blur the lines of constitutional authority and foreign policy. The president’s blunt charge that such state-level diplomacy is “inappropriate” was not just rhetorical theater; it highlights a real risk when activist governors try to conduct international affairs that should be the preserve of the federal government.
Beyond constitutional questions, there’s the reality of Newsom’s record at home — rising costs, grid challenges, and a mass exodus of residents searching for safer, more prosperous ground. Trump’s description of Newsom’s stewardship as disastrous resonates with millions of Americans who watch California’s problems spill across state lines and feel the effects of bad policy.
Meanwhile, U.K. officials defended the pact as a way to boost clean-tech jobs and cut bills, but a Memorandum of Understanding is not a treaty and it won’t protect British or American workers from the consequences of a one-size-fits-all green agenda. If London wants reliable energy and national security, it should think twice before doubling down on unproven experiments that have left Californians footing the bill.
Patriots should stand with the president in demanding that Washington reclaim control over foreign policy and hold state officials accountable for deals that affect the nation. This episode is a warning: we cannot let celebrity governors play diplomat while hardworking Americans pay the price, and conservatives must keep fighting for real energy independence and common-sense governance.
