Gov. Gavin Newsom's over-the-top press materials from his trip to China — and his inability to resist the glamour shot — revealed both his humanity and his potential for gaffes. | Office of the Governor of CaliforniaThe day after California Governor Gavin Newsom met with Chinese President Xi Jinping here, he joined U.S.
But ironically, it was those over-the-top press materials — and his inability to resist the glamour shot — that revealed both his humanity and his fallibility. U.S. Presidents visiting the Great Wall of China. Clockwise from top left: Richard Nixon; Ronald Reagan and Nancy; Barack Obama; Bill Clinton with Hillary and Chelsea. Scores of presidents have visited the Great Wall at historically significant moments. | Bob Daugherty/AP; Charles Dharapak/AP; Luke Frazza/AFP/Getty Images
Newsom and President Xi Jinping talked about climate change and fentanyl, and Newsom encouraged Xi to come to APEC and meet with President Joe Biden. | Office of the Governor of California The trip was filled with a copious amount of photo ops, with Ommanney at the ready to capture them. In one, Newsom is pictured in the mirror of a BYD plug-in hybrid,through the window of an unreleased Tesla Model 3 In a third, at a wetland, he and first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom crouch with open hands,