Newsom is spilling the beans. He’s not staying silent about 2028 any longer.
And Gavin Newsom has finally revealed his presidential ambitions and Republicans are running wild.
Gavin Newsom, the Democrat California governor, has dropped a not-so-subtle hint that he’s got his sights set on the Oval Office in 2028. But true to form, he’s dancing around a full commitment, keeping everyone guessing while he builds his national profile.
“Yeah, I’d be lying otherwise,” Newsom said during a CBS CBS News Sunday Morning interview when answering a question about a presidential campaign.
“I’d just be lying. And I’m not — I can’t do that.”
Over the last few months, Newsom has been hitting the road hard, making stops in pivotal spots like South Carolina to rally the troops. He’s even started a podcast where he sharpens his claws by going toe-to-toe with right-leaning voices, testing his mettle in the arena.
On top of that, his social media game has turned into a full-blown mockery machine. He’s firing off wild posts that ape President Trump’s bold, all-caps style from Truth Social, taking cheap shots at Republicans left and right.
With his time as California’s governor wrapping up due to term limits, Newsom can’t cling to that power seat forever. No third term for him, so naturally, his ambitions are drifting toward bigger prizes.
Surveys keep painting him as a heavyweight in any potential Democratic showdown, his polished image and aggressive tactics putting him at the front of the pack.
“Fate will determine that,” Newsom said, referring to a 2028 campaign.
Back in the 2024 cycle, Newsom stirred up plenty of speculation about jumping in himself, but he ended up throwing his weight behind Joe Biden instead, playing the loyal soldier.
“I have no idea,” Newsom said about a presidential run. “The idea that a guy who got 960 on his SAT, that still struggles to read scripts, that was always in the back of the classroom, the idea that you would even throw that out is, in and of itself, extraordinary.”
“Who the h*ll knows? I’m looking forward to who presents themselves in 2028 and who meets that moment. And that’s the question for the American people.”
Lurking in the shadows as a possible rival is Kamala Harris, the former veep who skipped out on running for Newsom’s governor spot. She’s now hinting at her own comeback, saying to the BBC: “I am not done.”
Newsom’s strategy boils down to hitting Republicans where it hurts, channeling the rage from his progressive base who feel like Democrats have been pushed around for too long.
Lately, he’s ramping up the fight by calling for California to scrap its neutral redistricting setup, all in retaliation against GOP moves to redraw maps mid-cycle for an edge in the 2026 elections.
He’s throwing his full support behind Proposition 50, a measure that would let the state tweak its congressional boundaries on the fly to slap back at Republican tactics.
“I think it’s about our democracy. It’s about the future of this republic. I think it’s about, you know, what the Founding Fathers lived and died for, this notion of the rule of law, and not the rule of Don,” Newsom stated.
This kind of aggressive posturing from Newsom screams of a man desperate to position himself as the anti-Trump crusader, using California’s liberal stronghold as a launchpad to national stardom.
But his antics on social media and these redistricting games look more like sore loser plays than genuine leadership. While Republicans fight for fair maps and real American values, Newsom’s out here twisting the system to keep his side in power.
