They may not have wanted to be famous,
but they sure are infamous now.
Posted on 01/24/2026 6:20:51 PM PST by SeekAndFind
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced just one day after the U.S. officially withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO) that his state would become the first to join the organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, in a seeming rebuke of the Trump administration’s withdrawal from international collaborations.
Newsom traveled this week to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he was scheduled to speak at an event but was canceled at the last moment. During his trip, he met with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
“As President Trump withdraws the United States from the World Health Organization, California is stepping up under Governor Gavin Newsom — becoming the first, and currently the only, state to join the WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network (GOARN), strengthening public health preparedness and rapid response coordination,” Newsom’s office said in a statement.
This announcement comes just one day after the U.S.’s withdrawal from the WHO became official after nearly 80 years of membership, having been a founding member of the organization.
“The Trump administration’s withdrawal from WHO is a reckless decision that will hurt all Californians and Americans,” Newsom said in a statement. “California will not bear witness to the chaos this decision will bring. We will continue to foster partnerships across the globe and remain at the forefront of public health preparedness, including through our membership as the only state in WHO’s Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network.”
Since the start of the second Trump administration, California has increasingly separated itself from the federal government when it comes to health policy, joining a coalition of states in launching both the West Coast Health Alliance and the Governors Public Health Alliance to lead public health policies that diverge from that of the White House.
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Well, pay the man then.
I wonder what’s next. Maybe California will join NATO.
Newsom’s Chinese communist bosses will be pleased.
Honestly, I don’t know how Trump restrains himself from ordering the War Department to bomb California into oblivion.
"California's total unfunded pension liabilities for state and local governments are estimated to be over $265 billion, with some estimates exceeding $300 billion, marking the highest in the nation. These, along with other liabilities like retiree health care, bring the total state and local debt to roughly $1.6 trillion"
Newsom is a sick joke and should be quarantined
How much will Newsom have to pay to get in ? LOL
He should’ve stayed in his lane. I expect repercussions will be forthcoming.
This is just a performance for his presidential bid in 2028.
Thank you! My first thought when I saw the headline is that Newsom is in violation of the Constitution. I believe only the Executive branch has authority to engage in foreign affairs. Newsom is an idiot whose advisors push him to spout and act on every Woke Leftist platform point to build Democrat cred. It would not surprise me if CA tried to secede from the Union in the future - and it is Mexico who will win, not the citizens of CA.
How are they fuzzy? Clause 1 is crystal clear that such an act by Newsom is unlawful; the Constitution is the supreme law.
As long as the DOJ fails to prosecute *known* actions of treason the Central Party will continue their plan to secede from the USofA.
Check out the ICE protest militant map in Minnesota, this is how they’re prepping useful idiots to become *ungovernable* cannon fodder, just add .MIL training/weapons.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G_dvCiqbQAAi4LR.jpg
Check out the depth of infiltration:
https://xcancel.com/camhigby/status/2015093523733733474
This. Is. Not. A. Drill.
So now Gavin Newsom becomes the 16th Doctor WHO ...
Well maybe Californians will get the advance doses of the new bat strain of Covid under development by the Chinese and WHO.....another California first.
Gruesome Newsom is prepping himself for his run for the WH. He’s such a putz. With an aunt like nanancy pigLIESi, being a putz runs in the family.
Commiefornia joins the WHO disease network ... Yup, totally agree with that move. We all know that Commiefornia is in fact a disease.
The point is that there arise small issues best resolved among local governments. Let's say that a road crosses the border. Like this...
Do you really think the engineering and bridge maintenance, or cleanup after a traffic accident should involve the Department of State?
It happens.
Monkey pox outbreak?
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