{"id":2569828,"date":"2026-02-13T17:36:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-talks-up-newsom-for-2028-presidency\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T17:37:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:37:22","slug":"nancy-pelosi-talks-up-newsom-for-2028-presidency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-talks-up-newsom-for-2028-presidency\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Pelosi talks up Newsom for 2028 presidency"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fnancy-pelosi-talks-up-newsom-for-2028-presidency%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=2569828&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>At the Munich Security Conference in 2026, Democratic leaders discussed potential 2028 presidential contenders and the party\u2019s messaging on U.S. leadership. Nancy Pelosi praised Gavin Newsom as a \u201cgreat\u201d president-in-waiting and noted a strong Democratic bench that includes Ruben Gallego, Mark Kelly, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Gretchen Whitmer, all of whom attended the conference along with other possible candidates. Pelosi told Politico that democrats are in Munich to convey that U.S. relationships will be different when their party is back in power after the midterms, outlining three goals: win the house, protect elections, and explain how governance would change under House Speaker-designate Hakeem Jeffries. She downplayed worries about reclaiming the house, saying, \u201cWe act, we don\u2019t agonize, we organize.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsom, who appeared at the conference with other potential 2028 hopefuls, told CNN that Donald Trump is temporary and California is a permanent, reliable partner, though he did not commit to running in 2028 and emphasized being accountable to the world. Mark Kelly indicated he has not decided about 2028 and said he attends the conference because he enjoys this work and believes his background offers value. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dodged a direct question about a wealth tax, suggesting such measures should be pursued promptly.<\/p>\n<p>the article portrays the Munich gathering as an early-stage forum for weighing 2028 Democrat contenders and shaping the party\u2019s international messaging and strategic priorities.  <\/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\">Nancy Pelosi talks up Newsom for 2028 presidency<\/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_2503356\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nancy-pelosi\/\">Nancy Pelosi<\/a> (D-CA) said Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) would be a &ldquo;great&rdquo; president, as many potential 2028 Democratic contenders attend the Munich Security Conference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom is attending the conference along with other possible Democratic contenders, including Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ruben-gallego\/\">Ruben Gallego<\/a> (D-AZ), Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Mark-Kelly\/\">Mark Kelly<\/a> (D-AZ), Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY), and Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a> (D-MI).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4457990\/democrats-demand-meeting-with-bondi-over-spying-on-epstein-file-access\/\">Democrats demand meeting with Bondi over &#8216;spying&#8217; on Epstein files access<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4457830\/emmanuel-macron-europe-social-media-crackdown-too-weak\/\">Macron warns European social media crackdown hasn&#8217;t gone far enough: &#8216;Too weak&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4457764\/don-lemon-pleads-not-guilty-charges-storming-minnesota-church\/\">Don Lemon pleads not guilty to charges for storming Minnesota church<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Yes, I think he&rsquo;d make a great president,&rdquo; Pelosi said when asked if Newsom would make a good president. &ldquo;I think we also have a great bench, and we have a lot of good candidates.&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\">Would <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GavinNewsom<\/a> make a good president?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes, I think he&#8217;d make a great president,&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerPelosi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpeakerPelosi<\/a> told us in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/POLITICOPub?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#POLITICOPub<\/a> at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MSC2026?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MSC2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think we also have a great bench, and we have a lot of good candidates,&#8221; she added. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0e9jMal3c0\">pic.twitter.com\/0e9jMal3c0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; POLITICO (@politico) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politico\/status\/2022322835809607818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2026<\/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>Pelosi told <em>Politico<\/em> that Democrats are in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/munich\/\">Munich<\/a> to tell world leaders that relationships with the United States will be different when the Democratic Party is back in power after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\">midterm elections<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re getting out there to do three things, &ldquo; she said. &ldquo;One, to win the House, which we will. Two, to protect the elections, to give everybody confidence that we will win the House &hellip; and the third thing is to tell them how different things will be when[HouseMinorityLeader[HouseMinorityLeader<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY)]gets that gavel.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Politico<\/em> asked Pelosi if she is concerned about Democrats gaining back control of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\">House<\/a>, to which she said she doesn&rsquo;t &ldquo;worry.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t worry, we act,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;We don&rsquo;t agonize, we organize.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4454297\/democrats-affordability-fundraising-gop-midterms\/\">DEMOCRATS BET KITCHEN-TABLE ISSUES CAN BLUNT GOP MONEY ADVANTAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout the conference, multiple Democratic lawmakers have been questioned about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/statewide-campaigns-in-2026-likely-mean-forgoing-2028-presidential-runs-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Statewide campaigns in 2026 likely mean forgoing 2028 ...ial runs - Washington Examiner\">future presidential runs<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom also told CNN that he is attending the conference to remind world leaders that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> is &ldquo;temporary.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, I&lsquo;m here in many respects to remind everyone that Trump is temporary. He&lsquo;ll be gone in a matter of years,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;States like <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California<\/a> are permanent. We&rsquo;re reliable, stable partners.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unsolved-the-day-australias-prime-minister-harold-holt-vanished-while-swimming-in-the-ocean\/\" title=\"UNSOLVED: The Day Australia\u2019s Prime Minister Harold Holt Vanished While Swimming In The Ocean\">thought world leaders<\/a> were &ldquo;treating&rdquo; him as the next president, he said, &ldquo;I don&lsquo;t know about that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom said he &ldquo;honestly&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t know if he will run for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\">president in 2028<\/a>.&nbsp;&ldquo;I really don&rsquo;t, but I am trying to be accountable to the world I&lsquo;m living in. I don&rsquo;t want to live with any regrets,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I don&lsquo;t want to say I could or would or should have been on some panel, or go on your show as one of those you know, ex-politicians. I&lsquo;m putting it all on the line.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to run the 110-yard dash as governor,&rdquo; he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kelly told CNN that he hasn&rsquo;t decided yet about 2028 and said he is at the conference because he &ldquo;likes this kind of stuff,&rdquo; and feels he can &ldquo;offer a lot&rdquo; due to his military background.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4456727\/munich-security-conference-early-stage-2028-democrats\/\"><strong>MUNICH SUMMIT BECOMES EARLY STAGE FOR 2028 DEMOCRATS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4455990\/aoc-dodges-2028-munich-security-conference\/\">Ocasio-Cortez dodged a question<\/a> on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >potential 2028 presidential run<\/a> while also at the conference. She was asked whether she would impose a wealth or billionaire&rsquo;s tax if she runs for president.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have to wait for any one president to impose a wealth tax. I think that it needs to be done expeditiously,&rdquo; she said, avoiding the question.<\/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>Pelosi backs Newsom for 2028 presidency at Munich<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2569829,"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\/2026\/02\/AP26044394695295.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[73783,32923,32742,32551,35736],"class_list":["post-2569828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2028-presidency","tag-democratic-party","tag-gavin-newsom","tag-nancy-pelosi","tag-political-endorsements"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26044394695295.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569828","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\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2569828"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2569832,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2569828\/revisions\/2569832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2569829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2569828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2569828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2569828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}