California Gov. Gavin Newsom teased a possible 2028 presential run when requested in an interview on Sunday if he’d severely consider it after the midterms in an interview.
“Yeah, I’d be lying otherwise,” Newsom mentioned on CBS’ Sunday Morning. “I’d be lying, And I’m, I can’t do that.”
Newsom defined within the interview that his focus is on the midterms and serving to Democrats regain management of the House of Representatives, saying President Donald Trump’s presidency will “de facto end” if Democrats succeed within the 2026 midterms.
“Finally, you have rebalanced the system, coequal branch of government begins to assert itself, it appears again,” Newsom mentioned. “If you have a Speaker Johnson, we may have a third term of President Trump, I really believe that.”
Newsom is the chief proponent of California’s Proposition 50 poll measure, which will enable California to provoke congressional redistricting to attempt to fight Republican efforts in different states.
On Saturday, former Vice President Kamala Harris told the BBC that she “possibly” will run for president once more. Other Democrats seen as potential contenders in 2028 embody Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigeg and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ names are additionally within the combine.
In current months, the California governor has turn into a fierce critic of Trump, pushing again on the usage of federal deployments and ICE raids in his state.
Newsom’s social media workforce has additionally gained consideration because the governor started mocking Trump’s fashion of Truth Social posts, utilizing AI-generated memes, random capitalizations and private assaults on his social media pages. The governor even launched “The Patriot Shop” in August with merchandise that mimics Trump’s purple “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN” branding. Advertisements for the store additionally included a Bible with a “SOLD OUT” tag over it, alluding to the Trump’s “God Bless The USA Bibles.”
Newsom has additionally tried to extend his outreach past conventional Democrats. In March, Newsom launched his “This is Gavin Newsom,” podcast which notably debuted with an over hour-long episode through which he sits down with the late conservative activist, Charlie Kirk. He additionally had an episode with former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.
When requested if he has a “why” for a presidential marketing campaign, Newsom couldn’t reply, saying “faith will determine that.”