California Gov. Gavin Newsom, an all-but-certain candidate for president in 2028, jumped at the chance to address a forum of business executives and other A-list figures last week and burnish his credentials as President Donald Trump’s most vocal critic.

He excoriated attendees at a New York Times-sponsored event for being too accommodating of Trump, whom he accused of undermining democracy. He even suggested they should acquire the parody kneepads he’s selling, for “groveling to Trump’s needs.”

“Some of you may need to buy them in bulk,” he said.

“Some of you are probably fine with it,” Newsom said as he ticked off Trump’s authoritarian policies. “A lot of people figured it out. They know the game, state capitalism, crony capitalism, the great grift. A lot of you are doing extraordinar

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