Newsom warns Trump won’t leave White House after second term

Published August 28, 2025 12:59pm ET



California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday warned that President Donald Trump was determined to stay in office and claimed the country was on the brink of authoritarianism. 

“This is serious,” the Democratic governor said. “This guy doesn’t believe in free and fair elections. He tried to wreck this country. He tried to light democracy on fire… Now he’s doing it in plain sight.”

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