California Gov. Newsom’s 2024 Presidential Hopes Fade

Published on January 9, 2024

Commentary Although he denied it, it’s obvious Gov. Gavin Newsom has been positioning himself as the top contender for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination should President Joe Biden pull out. The high point of those hopes was when Mr. Newsom garnered publicity during his week-long trip to communist China and met with dictator Xi Jinping, which I covered in the Epoch Times on Oct. 27 in, “Gov. Newsom Embarrasses California in Meeting Dictator Xi in China.” Then Mr. Newsom hosted the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, his home town, which I covered in, “Biden, Xi Agreement Will Not Stop Spiking Fentanyl Deaths” on Nov. 16. I quoted the San Francisco Standard article reporting, “Biden called Newsom ‘one hell of a governor,’ adding that one day the California statesman could have the job ‘I’m looking for,’” meaning Mr. Biden’s reelection bid....

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