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Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom blasts Trump at climate event: 'I'm absolutely humiliated'

NEW YORK - Gov. Gavin Newsom sharply criticized President Donald Trump in front of foreign leaders Monday, using his first appearance on the international environmental stage to highlight how California is addressing climate change, in contrast to the federal government.

"I don't know what the hell happened to this country that we have a president that we do today on this issue," Newsom said to applause at the opening ceremony for Climate Week in New York. "Because it's a damn shame. It really is. I'm not a little embarrassed about it - I'm absolutely humiliated by what's going

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