Gavin Newsom spent $57K jetting around Europe on tab of wealthy donors, robotaxi firm

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Josh Koehn

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ever-cozy relationship with wealthy donors and special interests helped fund $57,000 worth of flights, hotels and meals as he sought to raise his global profile and rub elbows with elites in Davos, Munich and London, according to records obtained by The Post.

The overseas trips — which included appearances at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland in January, followed by the Munich Security Conference in Germany and a climate summit in London in mid-February — were financed through the California State Protocol Foundation, a nonprofit that exists to cover the governor’s expenses.