California Gov. Gavin Newsom Gavin NewsomOVERNIGHT ENERGY: California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 | EPA threatens to close New York City office after Trump threats to 'anarchist' cities | House energy package sparks criticism from left and right California seeks to sell only electric cars by 2035 EPA head questions connection of climate change to natural disasters MORE (D) on Monday hammered President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE on the climate crisis, the Los Angeles Times reported, saying he's "absolutely humiliated" by the president's approach.

“I don’t know what the hell happened to this country that we have a president that we do today on this issue,” Newsom said at the opening ceremony for a Climate Week event in New York.

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“Because it’s a damn shame. It really is. I’m not a little embarrassed about it — I’m absolutely humiliated by what’s going on.”

Newsom is in New York, where the the United Nations Climate Action Summit is taking place, highlighting how California is addressing climate change.

California is considered a global leader in the arena, having done significant work on emissions reduction, electric vehicles and renewable energy.

Trump, a climate change skeptic, has taken the U.S. out of the landmark Paris agreement, supported the fossil fuel industry and rolled back environmental regulations.

Newsom's pointed criticism of Trump on climate comes after the administration revoked an exception under the Clean Air Act allowing California to set its own tailpipe emissions standards. That move is likely to elicit a long legal battle.