In an interview hosted by Politico, the California governor said the US must ‘wake up’ to the the threat posed by the president’s disregard of democratic norms

Donald Trump is gravely serious about running for a third term in violation of the US constitution, California governor Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday, warning Americans to “wake up” to what he described as the president’s flagrant disregard for democratic norms.

“I don’t think Donald Trump wants another election,” Newsom, a Democrat, said during a live interview at a summit hosted by Politico in Sacramento. “This guy doesn’t believe in free, fair elections.”

Newsom, who has gained national attention in recent weeks for his merciless trolling of Trump online and who is widely considered a presidential contender, said he had a stack of two dozen “Trump 2028” hats sent to him by the president’s supporters.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    23 hours ago

    I like this scenario, except for the Florida part. Florida is too beautiful to leave it to the likes of MAGA Nazis. They can all go live on Epstein Island, and leave Florida for the good Americans.

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      13 hours ago

      I’m trying to think of the worst place they could live. How about some remote part of North Dakota that doesn’t have any minerals? Or some very low areas that no one else wants to live in, since they don’t think climate change is real?

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        17 hours ago

        Take the entire Orlando area, they’d be thrilled to get their crosswalk back and some sane leadership.

        Also I love how a bunch of internet randos know about my favorite field trip spot when I was a kid.

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          Nah, the rest of the Orlando area has been dealing with a pretty nasty mouse infestation since 1971. Only Gatorland is worth keeping.