{"id":468104,"date":"2026-02-14T11:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/468104\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T11:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:18:12","slug":"newsom-says-trump-is-temporary-talks-2028-at-european-security-meetup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/468104\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom Says “Trump Is Temporary”, Talks 2028 At European Security Meetup"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tGavin Newsom<\/a> still won\u2019t totally admit he\u2019s running for president in 2028, but the California governor is forthright in his belief that Donald Trump<\/a> has a sell-by date.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDonald Trump is temporary,\u201d Newsom told the Munich Security Conference on Friday. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHe\u2019ll be gone in three years,\u201d the Trump trolling Democrat added, with an eye to the future and his own place on the world stage.<\/p>\n

\n\tTrump is \u201cdoubling down on stupid,\u201d Newsom said at the elite event in the German city about the international policies of the MAGA administration. \u201cI\u2019m under assault and attack by this guy every single day. Here\u2019s the president of the United States, he\u2019s 80 years old, and he\u2019s calling me a nickname an 8-year-old called me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBTW, that juvenile nickname is \u201cNewscum\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAdmitting \u201cmany people here that I imagine are looking at 2028 as well,\u201d Newsom told CNN<\/a>\u2018s Kasie Hunt<\/a> before weaving about his next move. \u201cWe\u2019ll see where things end up,\u201d he said in an interview with Hunt from Munich of his own ambitions and that of other Democrats. Still, telling Hunt that most of the world leaders he\u2019s spoken to see Trump and American as a \u201cwrecking ball\u201d right now, Newsom sure sounded like a man with an optimistic Oval Office plan. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThey see us as unreliable, and a lot of them think irrevocable \u2014 they don\u2019t think we\u2019ll ever come back to our original form,\u201d the term-limited Golden State governor added.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m not as convinced of that. Whatever happens, we can undo, we can shape-shift, we can fix it, and while trust is difficult to re-establish, there\u2019s too much at stake in a multinational \u2014 from a multi-international perspective that we have a lot of work to do once Trump\u2019s done.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe leader of the self-described \u201cworld\u2019s fourth-largest economy\u201d said of his own role right now and 2028: \u201cWe\u2019re in this resistance mindset. People want us to be strong. People want us to push back, hold the line, call it out, call balls and strikes.\u00a0And that\u2019s certainly what I\u2019ve been doing. And progressive policies have worked in certain parts of the country. But we\u2019ll see. Again, it\u2019s a little too early to figure that out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTo that, Newsom isn\u2019t going to Trump\u2019s White House breakfast for National Governors Association on February 20. He also will not be attending the private dinner with state leaders and POTUS as Trump has rescinded\u00a0invites to fellow Democratic Govs. Wes Moore of Maryland and Jared Polis of Colorado.<\/p>\n

\n\tAdopting the dual role of leader of the resistance\/opposition and Commander-in-Chief-in-waiting in Germany this weekend, Newsom\u2019s words and meetings at the top-level annual conference follows his appearance last month at the Davos Economic Forum. Fellow Democrats and potential 2028 rivals Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY), Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly of Arizona and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also are in Munich. They\u2019re all there, but, along with Secretary of State and likely 2028 Republican candidate Marco Rubio, none is commanding the attention and weight Newsom is \u2014 on and off the small screen.<\/p>\n

\n\tCentering on climate change this weekend, as Trump\u2019s EPA pulls back on decades-old environmental protections, Newsom is shining up his national security and foreign policy credentials. While in Europe during the next few days, he plans to ink agreements with Ukraine and other European nations on \u201cadvancing cooperation on economic recovery, innovation and resilience,\u201d according his office.<\/p>\n

Great to meet with German Environment Minister @SchneiderCar<\/a> about strengthening California’s economic and climate partnerships with Germany.<\/p>\n

My message at the @MunSecConf<\/a>: The Golden State will always stand up for democratic norms, climate action, and the rule of law. pic.twitter.com\/Ultoypvpoq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) February 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI think the American people want to see strength, conviction, authenticity,\u201d Newsom proclaimed Friday with tones of Reagan, Clinton and Obama and a swipe at Trump\u2019s signature stance. \u201cDon\u2019t say one thing privately and do another publicly. I\u2019ve been saying that to world leaders, corporate leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTranslation: Ich kandidiere f\u00fcr das amt des pr\u00e4sidenten der Vereinigten Staaten und des anf\u00fchrers der freien welt.<\/p>\n