California Gov. Gavin Newsom said last week that he won’t be running against President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race.
“We need to move past this notion that he’s not going to run,” Newsom told NBC “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd. “President Biden is going to run and I’m looking forward to him getting reelected.”
When asked what would happen if he suspended his campaign, Newsom said he would support Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I think the vice president is naturally the one lined up,” Newsom said.
Newsom said he would tell supporters who hope he runs in 2024 that it’s “time to move on.”
From Politico:
Newsom and Harris have been close for years in the political sphere, he said, rising through the ranks of San Francisco and California politics. When asked if he would consider a run against Harris, Newsom said, “Of course not. By definition. Won’t happen.”
