Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday on CBS he will consider a potential bid for his party’s presidential nomination in the 2028 election following the 2026 midterms.
Despite earlier speculation Newsom could be a top contender for the Democratic nomination, the California governor remained noncommittal until Sunday. During an interview on CBS’s “Sunday Morning,” national correspondent Robert Costa observed Newsom “slinging shots behind the coffee bar” during a South Carolina tour, noting, “this guy might run for president.”
“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 even throw that out is in and of itself extraordinary,” Newsom said. “Who the hell 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.”
Costa continued pressing Newsom on a potential run, asking if it would be “fair to say” the Democrat lawmaker is going to “give it serious thought” after the 2026 midterm elections.
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