{"id":2479775,"date":"2025-08-28T03:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T07:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-says-trump-not-joking-about-scrapping-2028-election\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T03:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T07:51:27","slug":"newsom-says-trump-not-joking-about-scrapping-2028-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-says-trump-not-joking-about-scrapping-2028-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom says Trump not joking about scrapping 2028 election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-says-trump-not-joking-about-scrapping-2028-election%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=2479775&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>The article reports that California Governor Gavin Newsom believes President Donald Trump is serious about extending his political influence beyond the 2028 presidential election, despite Trump being constitutionally ineligible for a third term. Newsom cites the distribution of &#8220;Trump 2028&#8221; hats and TrumpS behavior-such as showing off his MAGA hat collection to foreign leaders and planning an expensive ballroom addition to the White House-as evidence of Trump&#8217;s intentions to remain in power. Newsom expressed skepticism about the possibility of a free and fair election if Trump seeks to bypass it and urged the public to be alert. Additionally, Newsom, who may run for president in 2028, has actively opposed Trump&#8217;s policies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-the-people-stays-on-north-carolina-ballot-after-injunction-denied-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"We The ... stays on North Carolina ballot after injunction denied - Washington Examiner\">including legal challenges<\/a> and satirical merchandise mocking Trump&#8217;s claims. The article highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-inches-closer-to-shutdown-solution\/\" title=\"Senate Nears Shutdown Solution\">ongoing political tension<\/a> between Trump and Democratic leaders as the 2028 election approaches. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Newsom says Trump not joking about scrapping 2028 election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2213579\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) said on Wednesday he doesn&rsquo;t think President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> is joking about extending his term beyond <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2028<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom points to the new &ldquo;Trump 2028&rdquo; hats as proof that Trump wants to do away with the next presidential election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3763605\/democrats-2028-presidential-ticket-and-debt\/\">Democrats and the debt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3763546\/top-democratic-2028-alternatives-harris-lag-black-support\/\">Top Democratic 2028 alternatives to Harris lag in black support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think Donald Trump wants another election,&rdquo; Newsom said at a <em>Politico<\/em> event in Sacramento. &ldquo;I have two dozen &lsquo;Trump 2028&rsquo; hats his folks keep sending me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Newsom: &#8220;I don&#8217;t think Donald Trump wants another election.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This guy doesn&#8217;t believe in free and fair elections,&#8221; he tells our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ccadelago?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ccadelago<\/a>. &#8220;[Trump] tried to wreck this country. Were you there? Jan. 6.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>More from Newsom&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POLITICOLive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POLITICOLive<\/a> interview&#128071; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JEtPP1ZcPp\">pic.twitter.com\/JEtPP1ZcPp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; POLITICO (@politico) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politico\/status\/1960866118693790186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump said earlier this month he would &ldquo;probably not&rdquo; run for a third term, considering he&rsquo;s constitutionally ineligible to do so. Months earlier, he floated a 2028 run and said he was &ldquo;not joking&rdquo; about the prospect.<\/p>\n<p>The president later named Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JD Vance<\/a> his likely heir apparent while also proposing Vance and Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marco Rubio<\/a> team up for a future Republican ticket. However, he did say it&rsquo;s still &ldquo;too early&rdquo; to talk about 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom suggested people are too naive if they don&rsquo;t think Trump will run again.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People actually think this guy&rsquo;s serious about having another election?&rdquo; the Democratic governor asked. &ldquo;You think he&rsquo;s joking about 2028? You think when he brings foreign leaders to the Oval Office, and he goes to the White House store &mdash; Have you seen this? Anyone? Is it just me? &mdash; and he shows them the 2028 hats? He&rsquo;s not being serious? Wake up. You will lose your country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recently shown foreign leaders<\/a>, including Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KelemenCari\/status\/1957634571433873422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> and Azerbaijani President <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1954180755069739175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ilham Aliyev<\/a>, his MAGA hat collection in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom also pointed to Trump&rsquo;s plans to attach a $200 million 90,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-will-construct-90000-square-foot-trump-ballroom\/\" title=\"White ... will construct 90,000-square-foot ... ballroom\">000-square-foot ballroom<\/a> to the East Wing as a reason for staying in the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who spends $200 million on a ballroom at their home and then leaves the house?&rdquo; he asked.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom, a possible 2028 presidential candidate, has increasingly taken steps to position himself against Trump&rsquo;s policies. The governor is not only waging a redistricting battle with Texas but also threatening to sue the Trump administration for pressuring the University of California system to agree to a $1 billion settlement over allegations of campus antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3783676\/trumps-clashes-democratic-governors-set-stage-for-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP&rsquo;S CLASHES WITH DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS SET STAGE FOR 2028 RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He has also made fun of Trump by creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/store.gavinnewsom.com\/the-patriot-shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parody merchandise shop<\/a> that features &ldquo;Newsom was right about everything!&rdquo; hats, which are meant to mimic Trump&rsquo;s very own caps with the same phrase. On Wednesday, he teased a new memecoin as a possible addition to the website.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By the way, I&rsquo;m about to come out with a coin on my Patriot site. So you may want to look into that,&rdquo; Newsom said while laughing. &ldquo;I think we&rsquo;ll add a coin, maybe a Trump corruption coin or something.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newsom claims Trump serious about skipping 2028 election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2479776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25234183861780.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41461,43593,3678,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2479775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2028-election","tag-election-controversy","tag-newsom","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25234183861780.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2479775"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2479779,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2479775\/revisions\/2479779"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2479776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2479775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2479775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2479775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}