SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom doubled down Sunday on his declaration of “sub-zero interest” in a 2024 presidential candidacy, pledging in a debate with his GOP opponent to serve a full second term if re-elected as expected next month.
“Yes,” Newsom told moderator Marisa Lagos of KQED when asked if he’d commit to serving all four years.
Speculation about Newsom’s White House ambitions has been brewing for years. It peaked this summer with his campaign’s attack ads against red state governors and a withering assessment of his own party’s messaging, including a swipe at President Joe Biden as being “hardwired for a different world.”
