{"id":2512963,"date":"2025-11-20T18:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gubernatorial-speculation-swirls-over-swalwells-kimmel-appearance\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T18:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:16:53","slug":"gubernatorial-speculation-swirls-over-swalwells-kimmel-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gubernatorial-speculation-swirls-over-swalwells-kimmel-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Gubernatorial speculation swirls over Swalwell&#8217;s Kimmel appearance"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fgubernatorial-speculation-swirls-over-swalwells-kimmel-appearance%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=2512963&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>Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), a prominent critic of former President Donald Trump, is widely expected to announce his candidacy for California governor during an appearance on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Jimmy Kimmel Live!&#8221; Swalwell plans to leave his seat in the House of Representatives to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom&#8217;s office in the 2026 race. This potential run comes after allegations of mortgage and tax fraud against Swalwell, which he denies, accusing the Trump management of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/populist-coalition-orban-le-pen-morawiecki-vow-to-defend-national-sovereignty-from-eu-overreach\/\" title=\"Populist Coalition: Orban, Le Pen, Morawiecki Vow to Defend National Sovereignty from EU Overreach\">politically motivated attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell&#8217;s entry follows recent decisions by other Democrats, including Sen. Alex Padilla and former Vice president Kamala Harris, to not pursue the governorship. While former Rep.Katie Porter remains a contender, her popularity has declined due to public gaffes. Political analysts see Swalwell as a skilled politician who could have a strong chance in a crowded field of candidates who largely position themselves as anti-Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell, 44, has a background as a prosecutor and served on the House Intelligence Committee, playing a key role in investigations into Russian interference and the impeachments of Trump. He has been targeted by Trump with harsh rhetoric and was involved in a cleared FBI examination related to a suspected Chinese intelligence operative.<\/p>\n<p>the upcoming primary on June 2, 2026, will narrow the field to two candidates for the November general election. Swalwell&#8217;s declaration on Kimmel&#8217;s show aligns with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vaccine-cheerleader-stephen-colbert-forced-to-stop-filming-show-after-doctors-orders\/\" title=\"Stephen Colbert, a vaccine advocate, halts ... production due to doctor&#039;s orders.\">late-night host&#8217;<\/a>s own contentious history with Trump,who recently criticized Kimmel harshly on social media.  <\/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\">Speculation swirls around Swalwell&rsquo;s possible governor announcement on Kimmel<\/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_2401704\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>One of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\"> <\/a>biggest critics in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a> is expected to announce Thursday night that he is jumping into the crowded <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a> governor&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\/\">race<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-swalwell\/\">Eric Swalwell<\/a> (D-CA) is scheduled to appear on ABC&rsquo;s <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/abc.com\/show\/9bfe2f4f-41ad-4492-a6dd-0b67db180543\">Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/a><\/em>, where there is heavy speculation he will say he&rsquo;s leaving the House of Representatives to run for Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a>&lsquo;s (D-CA) Sacramento office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3894082\/thune-house-pushback-voting-first-russia-sanctions\/\">Thune faces House pushback to voting first on Russia sanctions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3893915\/jasmine-crockett-wrongly-accused-lee-zeldin-donations-jeffrey-epstein\/\">Crockett blasted after wrongly accusing Lee Zeldin of taking donations from Jeffrey Epstein<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3893338\/lance-gooden-asks-pam-bondi-investigate-china-involvement-energy-sector\/\">Lance Gooden asks Pam Bondi to investigate China&#8217;s involvement in the energy sector<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., speaks to reporters after a campaign event on Proposition 50 in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jeff Chiu)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Both Swalwell and host Kimmel have been on Trump&rsquo;s bad side for years now, something political analysts say is a badge of honor when running for office in California.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Talk of a possible Swalwell run follows allegations that the seven-term House member&nbsp;committed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3886674\/eric-swalwell-bill-pulte-doj-referral-alleged-mortgage-fraud\/\">mortgage and tax fraud<\/a>. He has denied those claims, calling them baseless and accusing the Trump&nbsp;administration of targeting him. Swalwell was a manager during Trump&rsquo;s second impeachment trial in 2021. Similar allegations have been leveled against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s other perceived enemies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>News of Swalwell, 44, possibly entering the governor&rsquo;s race comes days after&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3874902\/alex-padilla-not-running-california-governor\/\">Sen. Alex Padilla<\/a>&nbsp;(D-CA) announced he would not seek the post.&nbsp;Former Vice President&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a>&nbsp;had also signaled she was interested in taking over Newsom&rsquo;s office when he is termed out in 2026, but ultimately decided against it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"gmail-anchor-c23910\">Former Rep.&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/katie-porter\/\">Katie Porter&nbsp;<\/a>(D-CA) is considered a Democratic contender, but her popularity has taken a hit after she&nbsp;made national&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3844390\/katie-porter-opponent-viral-videos-question-fitness-lead\/\">headlines<\/a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;nearly storming out of a CBS interview, and old footage of her berating a staffer resurfaced.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he has a shot,&rdquo;&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/polisci.columbia.edu\/content\/lincoln-mitchell\">Lincoln Mitchell<\/a>, a lecturer in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University who has written extensively on California politics, told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner&nbsp;<\/em>of Swalwell&rsquo;s chances.&nbsp;&ldquo;There is no clear front-runner, and he&rsquo;s a skilled politician.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To succeed, Swalwell will have to set himself apart from six Democrats in the race who have uniformly cast themselves as anti-Trump, Mitchell added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>California&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >gubernatorial primary isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t until June 2, which gives hopefuls eight months to lay out policy agendas and appeal to voter concerns. The top two winners, regardless of party, will move on to the general election in November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell, one of the most outspoken House Democrats, was raised by Republicans. Born in Sac City, Iowa, Swalwell grew up in California as the eldest of four boys. A Division 1 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/soccer\/\">soccer<\/a> scholarship allowed him to become the first in his family to go to college. At the University of Maryland, he was an intern on Capitol Hill for the late Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA). After graduating from law school, Swalwell went to work as a prosecutor in the Alameda County District Attorney&rsquo;s Office, where he led the hate crimes unit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Congress, Swalwell served eight years on the House Intelligence Committee, where he was the chairman and ranking member, overseeing the CIA. He helped lead the House Investigation into Russia&rsquo;s interference in the 2016 election and both impeachments of Trump.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has referred to Swalwell as a &ldquo;nasty guy&rdquo; and &ldquo;a dog.&rdquo; In 2024,&nbsp;then-candidate Trump referred to&nbsp;Swalwell as a &ldquo;liberal Democrat who is talking to the Chinese spies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell was among several politicians contacted by a suspected Chinese intelligence <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/969431\/woman-suspected-of-being-chinese-spy-targeted-eric-swalwell-and-other-politicians\/\">operative,<\/a> Christine Fang. He cooperated fully with federal investigators and was never accused of wrongdoing. The FBI confirmed that he severed all ties with Fang immediately after receiving a &ldquo;defensive briefing&rdquo; in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel, like Swalwell, has been on the receiving end of Trump&rsquo;s anger. Most recently,&nbsp;Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3893279\/trump-revives-demands-abc-take-jimmy-kimmel-show-off-air\/\">blasted<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ignorant-ahole-hannity-blasts-kimmel-after-kimmel-mocks-jenner-interview\/\" title=\"\u2018Ignorant A**hole\u2019: Hannity Blasts Kimmel After Kimmel Mocks Jenner Interview\">late-night talk show host<\/a> after he claimed the president was &ldquo;bracing for Hurricane Epstein.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During his opening monologue Wednesday night, Kimmel implied Trump would be a major player exposed in the release of documents related to disgraced New York financier<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\"> <\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are carefully following the path of Hurricane Epstein right now. It is a Category 5. It&rsquo;s expected to make landfall sometime very soon,&rdquo; Kimmel joked on his show.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump didn&rsquo;t find it funny.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3893279\/trump-revives-demands-abc-take-jimmy-kimmel-show-off-air\/\">TRUMP REVIVES DEMANDS ABC TAKE JIMMY KIMMEL OFF THE AIR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why does ABC Fake News keep Jimmy Kimmel, a man with NO TALENT and VERY POOR TELEVISION RATINGS, on the air?&rdquo; the president posted on Truth Social early Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why do the TV Syndicates put up with it? Also, totally biased coverage. Get the bum off the air!!!&rdquo; Trump added.<\/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>Swalwell may announce California governor run on Kimmel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2512964,"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\/11\/swalwell.jpeg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[67445,67443,67444,45115,6741],"class_list":["post-2512963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-election-buzz","tag-gubernatorial-speculation","tag-kimmel-appearance","tag-political-rumors","tag-swalwell"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/swalwell.jpeg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512963","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\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2512963"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2512967,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512963\/revisions\/2512967"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2512964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2512963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2512963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2512963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}