Trump ‘amazed’ Gavin Newsom’s running for president — and issues withering, two-word putdown

Emily Goodin, Steven Nelson, Marisa Schultz
Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:18:35 -0500

“I'm amazed Gavin wants to run for office,” Trump told The California Post Friday in an Oval Office interview after his administration sued California over sanctuary policies, accused the state of fraud and clawed back federal funding.