California Gov. Gavin Newsom teased a potential 2028 presential run when asked in an interview on Sunday if he’d seriously consider it after the midterms in an interview.

Newsom said he is giving "serious thought" to running for president. "I'd be lying otherwise," Newsom said, when asked if he was considering it. "I'd just be lying. And I'm not − I can't do that." It's not the first time Newsom has signaled his interest in the nation's top political office – and he's been at the top of Democratic rosters for several years.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in an interview on “CBS News Sunday Morning” that he would be “lying” if he denied plans to consider a presidential bid

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said this week that he’d “be lying” if he said he wasn’t thinking about running for president in 2028. In an interview taped Thursday, CBS News’s Robert Costa asked Newsom about the prospect of running for president and whether it’s “fair to say,

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has finally confirmed he’s looking at a 2028 presidential bid — but is still playing coy about whether he’ll actually run. “Yeah, I’d be lying otherwise,” Newsom told “CBS News Sunday Morning” in a pre-taped interview,

Gavin Newsom confirmed on Sunday that he was specifically considering a bid for president in 2028, but added that he was focused on helping his party win seats in Congress in the upcoming midterms first.

Gavin Newsom is pondering a White House run. During a new interview with CBS Sunday Morning, taped Thursday in San Jose, Newsom was asked if he has given “serious thought” to running for office after the 2026 midterm elections are over.