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Newsom's $100K Germany Trip Funded by Nonprofit, Not Taxpayers

2/14/2026

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The trip to Germany for the Munich Security Conference is funded by the California State Protocol Foundation, a nonprofit run by Gavin Newsom's aides, and will cost six figures.
The Protocol Foundation has raised over $6.2 million since 2019, including $300,000 from the Hewlett Foundation and $220,000 from UC Berkeley.
Newsom's office says no taxpayer money funds the trip, and he will return to California by Presidents' Day.

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The trip to Germany for the Munich Security Conference is funded by the California State Protocol Foundation, a nonprofit run by Gavin Newsom's aides, and will cost six figures.
The Protocol Foundation has raised over $6.2 million since 2019, including $300,000 from the Hewlett Foundation and $220,000 from UC Berkeley.
Newsom's office says no taxpayer money funds the trip, and he will return to California by Presidents' Day.