California governor says US must ‘wake up’ to threat posed by the president’s disregard of democratic norms

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.

  • Deflated0ne@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    13 hours ago

    He can be as serious as he wants. He won’t live to run again.

    That One Big Beautiful Obituary is coming. And soon.

    • Stern@lemmy.world
      8·
      11 hours ago

      Strom Thurmond lived to be 101. He was in in congress from 1956 to 2003. We can all hope for the Big Beautiful Obituary, but only the good seem to die young.

      • Deflated0ne@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        12 hours ago

        Not even the beginning of the end.

        We’ll go from his incompetent bumbling to professional fascists running things. And that shit is going to be a nightmare.

        I am 100% serious when I say I really think the best case scenario is economic collapse and balkanization. I truly believe that’s how we get out with the least amount of blood spilled.

        Spades are broke. Our systems. Our guardrails. They’ve all failed or been purposefully exploited and compromised. The Heritage Foundation has spent 2 generations finding every chink in the armor of our govt they can in order to exploit it. There’s no fixing it. There’s no going back to normal. Can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube.

        • Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          2·
          10 hours ago

          It’s already professional fascists running things. This isn’t his first time. They’re in charge, that’s why shit is moving so quickly. Trump is just a figurehead at this point, albeit a very important one for their cause.