Gov. Newsom says he’ll consider running for U.S. President
California Gov Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference Aug in Los Angeles Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez Associated Press California Gov Gavin Newsom a leading Democratic critic of President Donald Trump says he will consider running for the White House in after the midterm elections next year Demanded in an interview with CBS Sunday Morning whether if would be fair to say he would give a campaign serious thought after the November vote the term-limited governor stated I d be lying otherwise Newsom has been trying to raise his national profile adopting a combative style that parodies Trump s social media strategy with similar all-caps posts memes and merchandise The Democratic governor has sparred with the Republican president over the deployment of the California National Guard following immigration protests and Trump s redistricting moves in Texas Newsom has also led a campaign to redraw California s own maps to add five Democratic U S House seats in response to the changes in Texas Voting is underway on the so-called Proposition and concludes Nov I m looking forward to who presents themselves in and who meets that moment And that s the question for the American people he announced in the interview that aired Sunday The feud between Trump and Newsom does not seem like it s going away anytime soon On Thursday Trump acknowledged he had agreed to halt a planned show of federal force planned for this weekend in San Francisco after appeals from tech executives and the mayor Newsom was mayor of San Francisco between and In the interview Newsom described Trump as an invasive species He s a wrecking ball Not just the symbolism and substance of the East Wing Newsom mentioned referring to the demolition of that part of the White House to build a ballroom He s wrecking alliances truth trust tradition institutions Earlier this year Newsom launched a podcast in an effort to brand himself as a centrist During the show he has held conversations with influential figures all across the political spectrum from late conservative Charlie Kirk who was assassinated on a college campus tour as well as former Trump strategist Steve Bannon to Minnesota Gov Tim Walz who was former Vice President Kamala Harris running mate and U S Rep Jasmine Crockett a Texas Democrat
