(The Center Square) – The Republican leader in the California Assembly said Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom went too far when he told CBS host Stephen Colbert he feared there would be no free election in 2028.

“That’s ridiculous. We’ve had elections every four years for president,” Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher, R-Nicolaus, told The Center Square Wednesday afternoon. “People saying that kind of stuff only fan the flames more.”