Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has slammed Governor Gavin Newsom at the World Economic Forum in Davos, referring to him as a “smug man,” who strikes his as “Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken.”
Bessent: Newsom is ‘Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken’
Sophia Flores
Jan 21, 2026 | 9:45 PM
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