Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) on Tuesday compared Israel to an “apartheid state,” arguing that its current leadership has pushed the United States toward a point where reconsidering military assistance may be unavoidable.

Appearing in Los Angeles to promote his new book, Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery, the Democrat, widely seen as a front-runner in the 2028 presidential election, blasted both Israel’s leadership and the Trump administration’s recent strikes in Iran during an interview with Pod Save America host Jon Favreau.