California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a message directed at world leaders on Friday in an attempt to blunt the retaliatory tariffs expected after the Trump administration's "Liberation Day​" plans.

The governor’s announcement could ratchet up animosity between the Trump administration and California, the world’s fifth-largest economy.

White House spokesperson Kush Desai dismissed Newsom’s plan, writing in an email that “Gavin Newsom should focus on out-of-control homelessness, crime, regulations, and unaffordability in California instead of trying his hand at international dealmaking.”