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.

California Governor Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris both indicated they are considering potential 2028 presidential runs during weekend interviews.

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.

California Governor Gavin Newsom told CBS News Sunday Morning that he is considering a White House run after the 2026 midterms. When asked if he would give "serious thought" to a run for national office, Newsom said, "Yeah, I'd be lying otherwise," adding, "I'd just be lying. And I'm not — I can't do that."

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 monitoring — like in New Jersey, another heavily Democratic state — came amid requests from state Republican Party officials, and Gavin Newsom, California’s Democratic governor, called it an act of voter intimidation and suppression.