{"id":2076734,"date":"2023-10-23T15:43:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-on-limited-scope-of-israel-trip-i-wish-i-was-president-of-the-united-states\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T15:43:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:43:14","slug":"newsom-on-limited-scope-of-israel-trip-i-wish-i-was-president-of-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-on-limited-scope-of-israel-trip-i-wish-i-was-president-of-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom on &#8216;limited scope&#8217; of Israel trip: &#8216;I wish I was president of the United States&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-on-limited-scope-of-israel-trip-i-wish-i-was-president-of-the-united-states%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2076734&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) joked about his presidential ambitions following a wartime trip to Israel, explaining the limits of his visit. <\/p>\n<p> \u201cI wish I was president of the United States,\u201d he told reporters when asked about meeting with Israeli leaders, particularly to discuss a potential ceasefire with Hamas. He added afterward that he was joking. \u201cI could start doing all those things.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER: VIRGINIA ELECTIONS COULD LAUNCH YOUNGKIN NATIONAL RUN <\/p>\n<p> According to Newsom, the brief and impromptu trip to Israel was \u201climited in scope.\u201d <\/p>\n<p> Last week, after announcing the surprise trip Thursday, the California governor landed in the Middle Eastern country on Friday to visit victims of the war&#8217;s violence. Specifically, he made a trip to Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and met with injured civilians.  <\/p>\n<p> Newsom described meeting with California citizens and their families while at the medical center. \u201cI listened to the grief and terror in a mother\u2019s voice as she spoke about her son \u2014 a Californian right now being held hostage in Gaza \u2014 whose arm was blown off by a terrorist\u2019s grenade,&#8221; he recalled in a statement. \u201cI hugged a girl \u2014 another Californian, born in Los Angeles \u2014 who was shot in the leg by Hamas and left for dead, in truly horrific conditions.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> According to his press office, &#8220;The State of California is working to ship medical supplies to support humanitarian relief efforts in Israel and Gaza.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> Newsom is the second governor to travel to Israel amid the war with Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas, following Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY). New York has the largest population of Jewish people in America, as well as the largest population outside of Israel itself. California has the second-largest population in the U.S.  <\/p>\n<p> The California governor has answered as to whether he supports a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, something growing in popularity among the most progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Newsom, though, has reiterated that he &#8220;stands with Israel.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> His joking remark about being president comes as speculation continues over a potential 2024 presidential bid. Newsom has consistently rejected the notion that he is considering a primary challenge to President Joe Biden, even serving as one of the most high-profile surrogates for his reelection campaign.  <\/p>\n<p> CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER <\/p>\n<p> However, the California Democrat continues to fuel talk of such a campaign by wading into national issues, traveling to states across the country to counter Republican rivals, and even participating in a debate against a current Republican presidential candidate, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), which will take place next month.  <\/p>\n<p>DeSantis is even previewing the debate to supporters by claiming that the Democratic Party may look to run Newsom or Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 at the last minute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) joked about his presidential ambitions following a wartime trip to Israel, explaining the limits of his visit. \u201cI wish I was president of the United States,\u201d he told reporters when asked about meeting with Israeli leaders, particularly to discuss a potential ceasefire with Hamas. 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