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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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The Hill broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
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