Newsom slams Trump’s ‘authoritarian tendencies’ at California summit

California Gov. Gavin Newsom unleashed on President Donald Trump on Wednesday, criticizing his “authoritarian tendencies” and warning Americans that Trump won’t concede the presidency at the end of his second term. 

During POLITICO’s California Summit in Sacramento, the potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate ripped into Trump, arguing the president “doesn’t believe in free, fair elections,” referencing the U.S. Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021. 

“You think he’s joking about 2028?” Newsom asked before warning Americans, “Wake up. You will lose your country.”

When reached for comment regarding Newsom’s remarks, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson told Fox News Digital, “While Newscum is on a Panican Media Tour, President Trump is delivering win after win for the American people. When will Newscum learn that President Trump is right about everything?!”

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While the White House has maintained that Trump is not seeking a third term, which would be unconstitutional, the Trump organization’s official online retailer launched a “Trump 2028” hat earlier this year, sparking buzz about another run. 

“I don’t think Donald Trump wants another election,” Newsom claimed. “I have two dozen ‘Trump 2028’ hats his folks keep sending me … Who spends $200 million on a ballroom at their home and then leaves the house? This is serious guys. This is serious.”

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Newsom’s fiery rebuttal of the Trump administration’s sweeping second-term agenda came after the political leaders’ contentious relationship came to a boiling point earlier this summer. 

For the first time in 60 years, the president federalized a state’s National Guard without the governor’s approval when Trump deployed the California National Guard to Los Angeles during protests rejecting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

Trump has since deployed National Guard troops to the nation’s capital as part of his administration’s crackdown on crime, mobilizing more than 20,000 troops in Washington, D.C. He has also floated similar deployments to Baltimore and Chicago. 

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