Newsom told CBS News that he would decide after the 2026 midterm elections whether to run for president. But Strickland accused Newsom of already thinking more about getting into the White House than governing California.

Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement he’s pondering a presidential run in 2028, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Monday that Newsom is “gubernatorial and more” during a press conference about the state's congressional redistricting election.

Republicans in Texas and North Carolina are moving ahead to gerrymander and pick up GOP seats. Under pressure from Trump, Republicans in Indiana tried to pass mid-cycle redistricting but appear to not have enough votes to pass it. The California measure was Democrats’ response to the Texas redistricting plan that Gov. Greg Abbott signed in August.

The shrapnel that hit CHP vehicles over the weekend from Trump and Vance’s military live-munitions demonstration came from this ordnance. It’s no small thing. This is what the White House thought was fine to fly over civilians on a major freeway. Thankfully, the Governor… pic.twitter.com/HkYnq0EwEc

The White House accused California Gov. Gavin Newsom of distorting facts after he blamed the Trump administration for highway delays due to the Marine Corps anniversary celebration.

President Trump, repeating the false claim that he lost the 2020 election because it was rigged, argued that the same would occur in the November special election as he urged GOP voters to not vote early or by mail.