{"id":2503278,"date":"2025-10-26T18:37:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T22:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-considering-2028-run-calls-trump-an-invasive-species\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T18:37:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T22:37:56","slug":"newsom-considering-2028-run-calls-trump-an-invasive-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-considering-2028-run-calls-trump-an-invasive-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom considering 2028 run, calls Trump an &#8216;invasive species&#8217;"},"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-considering-2028-run-calls-trump-an-invasive-species%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=2503278&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>California Governor Gavin Newsom has indicated that he is seriously considering a run for president in 2028, admitting in a recent interview that he would be lying if he denied the possibility. Newsom, a prominent Democrat and vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, described Trump as an &#8220;invasive species&#8221; and a &#8220;wrecking ball,&#8221; criticizing his impact on alliances, truth, trust, and institutions. Newsom has become a key figure in opposing Trump&#8217;s policies and has increased his public presence,including launching a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >podcast featuring diverse political guests<\/a>. His confirmation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-host-corners-newsom-in-post-debate-spin-room-is-biden-holding-you-back\/\" title=\"Fox News host questions ... in post-debate spin room: &#039;Is ...en hindering you?&#039;\">potential presidential ambitions<\/a> comes amid speculation of a competitive Democratic field in 2028,which may also include former Vice President Kamala Harris,who recently expressed that she is &#8220;not done&#8221; with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-independent-voters-will-determine-the-2024-elections\/\" title=\"Independent voters hold the key to the 2024 elections.\">pursuing higher office<\/a> despite her 2024 loss to Trump.  <\/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 considering 2028 run, calls Trump an &lsquo;invasive species&rsquo;<\/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_2382500\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) revealed in a recent interview that he is mulling a bid for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\">White House<\/a> in 2028, saying he&rsquo;d be &ldquo;lying&rdquo; if he denied it.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/gavin-newsom-on-opposing-donald-trump-hes-a-wrecking-ball\/\">asked<\/a> by CBS News&rsquo;s Robert Costa whether after the 2026 midterm elections, he&rsquo;s going to give a presidential run &ldquo;serious thought.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3859482\/dnc-continues-to-pay-harris-campaign-debt-almost-a-year-after-she-lost\/\">DNC continues to pay Harris campaign debt almost a year after she lost<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah, I&rsquo;d be lying otherwise. I&rsquo;d just be lying. And I&rsquo;m not &mdash; I can&rsquo;t do that,&rdquo; Newsom responded.<\/p>\n<p>The California governor&rsquo;s comments about future office come as he is one of the top rumored candidates for the Democrats to retake the Oval Office in three years.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has become a key resistance figure for the party, sparring with Trump and his administration over everything from immigration raids and National Guard deployments, to GOP redistricting efforts.<\/p>\n<p>In the CBS News interview, he lobbed more criticism at Trump, calling the president an &ldquo;invasive species&rdquo; and a &ldquo;wrecking ball.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s a wrecking ball, not just the symbolism and substance of the East Wing. He&rsquo;s wrecking alliances, truth, trust, tradition, institutions,&rdquo; Newsom said.<\/p>\n<p>The California governor has also ramped up his social media appearance and launched a podcast earlier this year that has featured guests from across the political spectrum, including the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>With Newsom confirming the speculation about his 2028 plans, he may not be the only California Democrat looking to jump into what will be a highly-contested bid for the 2028 nomination.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864002\/harris-not-done-presidential-ambitions-floats-2028-white-house-run\/\">HARRIS IS &lsquo;NOT DONE&rsquo; WITH PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS, FLOATS 2028 WHITE HOUSE RUN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President Kamala Harris <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864002\/harris-not-done-presidential-ambitions-floats-2028-white-house-run\/\">said<\/a> in a BBC interview over the weekend that despite her blowout loss to Trump in 2024, she&rsquo;s &ldquo;not done&rdquo; with higher office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have lived my entire career as a life of service, and it&rsquo;s in my bones,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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 eyes 2028 run, labels Trump an &#8216;invasive species<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2503279,"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\/10\/newsom-considering-2028-bid.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41461,4045,3678,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2503278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2028-election","tag-california","tag-newsom","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/newsom-considering-2028-bid.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503278","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\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2503278"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503282,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503278\/revisions\/2503282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}