Newsom acknowledged that he would consider a 2028 presidential run after the 2026 midterms.

wheat Gavin NewsomD-Calif., revealed Sunday that he will begin giving “serious consideration” to a potential 2028 run after the 2026 midterms during an interview with CBS.

“Is it fair to say that after the 2026 midterms, you’re going to seriously consider this?” CBS correspondent Robert Costa asked Newsom.

“Yes, I’d be lying otherwise,” the California governor replied.

“I’d just be lying. And I can’t do that,” he added.

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters after participating in a fireside chat at the California Economic Summit on October 22, 2025 in Stockton, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Costa followed up and noted that the governor has always said he needs a compelling reason to run for president.

“Are you getting closer to finding your own why and your own decision?” Costa asked.

Newsom responded by quoting Friedrich Nietzsche, “If you have a compelling reason, you can endure anyway.”

“I think the biggest challenge for anybody running for any office is if you don’t have why, people see right through you. You’re doing it for the wrong reasons. And so, look, trust is what matters,” Newsome added.

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference to kick off the Yes on 50 campaign at the California Democratic Party headquarters on August 21, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Liberal governors also spoke about him Redistricting efforts in California And what he said is the masculinity crisis in the country and how he’s using his podcast to highlight that.

“We also have a crisis of masculinity and men. Men are struggling. And multi-moral, I mean, the suicide rates are off the charts, the dropout rates, the suspension rates, the loneliness, the despair, the deaths of despair. What’s going on in this country is a serious crisis. The Democrats haven’t focused on that issue, and we’re doing a great job. This, but I’m also using the podcast to highlight that,” he said.

Governor Gavin Newsom speaks on August 7, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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California’s governor argued during an interview in September that he was afraid there There will be no election In 2028.

“I’m afraid we won’t have an election in 2028,” he told late-night host Stephen Colbert. “That’s what I really want to say in the core of my soul. Until we wake up to code red, we quietly wake up to what’s going on in this country — how serious this moment is.”

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