Newsom urges California-made products to be exempt from Trump tariff retaliation

Gavin Newsom Tries Making End Run Around Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

Gavin Newsom said he's seeking direct trade agreements with foreign governments to spare his state from retaliation tied to Trump's latest round of tariffs.

Newsom asks nations to exempt CA-made products from retaliatory tariffs

(The Center Square) – When it comes to tariffs, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying to distance himself from President Donald Trump.

California to defy Trump's tariffs to allay global trade fears

California Governor Gavin Newsom said Friday that he will seek agreements with the rest of the world to avoid the expected retaliations against US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Newsom urges world leaders to exempt California from tariffs - Washington Examiner

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) urged world leaders to exempt California from expected retaliatory tariffs as the United States faces a global trade war following President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement. California makes up 14% of the U.S.’s GDP and, by itself, would be the world’s fifth-largest economy. Newsom is looking to leverage that to expand trade with foreign partners. “Donald Trump’s tariffs do not represent all Americans,” Newso…

It intends to make agreements, with Governor Newsom presenting his state as a "stable and reliable" partner.

California, the world's fifth largest economy, is going to seek agreements with the rest of the world to be exempted from future customs responses against the United States, said its Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday.