Newsom: ‘I don’t think Donald Trump wants another election’
Newsom highlights Trump's $200 million ballroom project and political strategies while preparing his own opposition ahead of the 2028 presidential race, with campaign activities intensifying.
- When pressed by Politico's California Editorial Director Chris Cadelago, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said `I don't think Donald Trump wants another election`, emphasizing doubt about Trump's seriousness.
- Warning of authoritarian actions, California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused President Donald Trump of building `the world's largest private police force` through a $75 billion ICE expansion and eroding safeguards by deploying the National Guard, limiting vote-by-mail, and enabling broad emergency declarations.
- Newsom highlighted theatrical examples such as President Donald Trump recently showing foreign leaders his MAGA hat collection, receiving two dozen `Trump 2028` hats, planning a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom, and joking about adding a coin on his Patriot site.
- Facing federal pressure, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is waging a redistricting battle with Texas and threatening to sue over alleged Trump administration pressure on the University of California system's $1 billion settlement.
- Despite Trump's comment he would `probably not` run, California Gov. Gavin Newsom recalled Trump discussing a third term and the Franklin D. Roosevelt painting during a private meeting, while Trump floated a 2028 run but said it's `too early`.
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‘Wake Up Everybody!’ Gavin Newsom Warns Trump Is ‘Setting Up’ To Stay in Power
California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused President Donald Trump of building “the world’s largest private police force” through a $75 billion expansion of ICE and warned the president has no intention of leaving office after a second term. Speaking at Politico’s inaugural California Policy Summit, the Democratic governor cast Trump’s plans as an existential threat to democracy. “You think people actually think this guy’s serious about having another …

Newsom says Trump not joking about scrapping 2028 election
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said on Wednesday he doesn’t think President Donald Trump is joking about extending his term beyond 2028. Newsom points to the new “Trump 2028” hats as proof that Trump wants to do away with the next…
Newsom Paints Bleak Picture of American Democracy
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) warned the country is on the precipice of tipping into authoritarianism, predicting that President Donald Trump does not want to leave office after his term ends and accusing federal immigration officials of acting as “the largest private police force in history,” Politico reports. Said Newsom: “I don’t think Donald Trump wants another election.”
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