Gavin Newsom Warns Trump Will Seek To Run For a Third Term: 'Wake Up To What's Going On'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom warned that President Donald Trump will seek to run for a third presidential term even though it's prohibited by the Constitution.

Speaking to press, Newsom said "we won't have a country if he rigs this election." "You will have a president who will be running for a third term, mark my words. I wasn't exaggerating when I said that I received in the mail a Trump 2028 hat from one of his biggest supporters. These guys are not screwing around. The rules don't apply to him. He doesn't believe in free enterprise. He's wrecking this country, the economy. Wake up to what's going on America," he added.

Newsom: "You will not have a country if he rigs this election. You will have a President who will be running for a third term, mark my word... I received in the mail a Trump 2028 hat…"pic.twitter.com/FalNuwUfcs

— Defiant L’s (@DefiantLs) January 28, 2026

It's not the first time Newsom has issued such a warning. Last year he recalled a private exchange he had with Trump on the matter, saying that during a conversation at the Oval Office in February he pointed to a portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the only U.S. president who served more than two terms. "I said, 'I know exactly what you mean,'" Newsom said. "And then he went on and on about the third term."

In August, a poll showed that most Republicans would support Trump running for a third term. Published by Semafor, the survey shows 53% of GOP respondents supported the premise, compared to 17% of independents and 6% of Democrats.

Overall, half of respondents said they believe Trump will run in the 2028 elections. Here, almost six in ten Democrats (59%) said this will be the case. Half of independents and 42% of Republicans gave that answer.

Asked whether they supported the possibility, 91% of Democrats and 77% of independents said they didn't. However, just 52% of Republicans agreed.

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