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California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday acknowledged that he is giving “serious thought” to a future presidential bid, marking his clearest public indication yet of national political ambitions. “Yeah, I’d be lying otherwise,” the two-term Democrat told CBS Sunday Morning’s Robert Costa’s of what he giving ‘serious thought” to a White House bid. “I’d just be lying, and I’m not — I can’t do that,” Newsom added in a pre-taped interview aired today. However, Newsom added that he does not intend to make a decision about a 2028 run until after the 2026 midterm elections. Asked whether 2028 could be his moment to enter the race for the White House, the 58-year-old governor replied, “Fate will determine that.” Could it be Newsom Vs Trump in 2028? Newsom also stated that Democrats winning back the House in 2026 is crucial to restoring a “rebalanced system" but said he fears that if Mike Johnson remains Speaker of the House, Republicans may try to push for “a third term of President Trump.” “His (Donald Trump) presidency, de facto, ends next November, if we’re successful …his presidency is over, de facto as we know it today, fire and fury signifying maybe something. But finally, you have rebalanced this system,” Newsom told the Bari Weiss-run CBS News. “If you have a speaker Johnson, we may have a third term of President Trump.” The California Governor has been at loggerheads with Trump over several issues. Earlier this year, he declared an all-out offensive against the US President, accusing him of "pulling a military dragnet" across Los Angeles and vowing to "sue" him as violent riots and vandalism rock the city. This, after Trump ordered the deployment of nearly 5,000 troops, including National Guard and Marines, to the nation's second-largest city. Newsom's comments on his presedential ambisitons come days after another prominent Democrat, former Vice President Kamala Harris, spoke about her future aspirations. She told BBC’s “Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg” of working in politics, “I am not done. I have lived my entire career as a life of service, and it’s in my bones.” Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from US News and around the World.
