California Governor Gavin Newsom has confirmed that he has ambitions to run for president in 2028. 

When asked if he was seriously considering a campaign for the White House, Newsom said: ‘Yeah, I’d be lying otherwise. I’d just be lying. And I can’t do that.’

It’s the clearest indication thus far that the firebrand Democrat, and staunch political enemy of the Trump administration, has his eyes on the Oval Office in 2028. 

Newsom spoke to CBS News Sunday Morning about his ambitions, but continued to shy away from fully committing himself to the liberal ticket for the next election.

The 6’3ft Californian, 58, said he’d leave it to ‘fate’ to work out a reason for a national candidacy. 

Newsom is no stranger to the political spotlight – and has used his voice to heavily critique Trump since his inauguration earlier this year.

This month, Newsom announce he was suing the Trump administration after his National Guard officers were deployed in another US state.

In a statement, Newsom confirmed he was seeking legal action against the administration over the use of his state’s National Guard in Portland, Oregon.

Newsom’s comment is the clearest indication thus far that the firebrand Democrat, and staunch political enemy of the Trump administration, has his eyes on the Oval Office in 2028

California Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, attend a black-tie dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC

He said: ‘We’re suing Donald Trump. His deployment of the California National Guard to Oregon isn’t about crime.

‘It’s about power. He is using our military as political pawns to build up his own ego. It’s appalling. It’s un-American. And it must stop.’

The president deployed 300 personnel from California into the city after a federal district court blocked his attempt to federalize Oregon’s own National Guard.

And last week, Newsom posted a crude, censored take on the Time Magazine cover photo that made Donald Trump furious.

Trump called the photo celebrating his achievement in brokering a peace deal between Israel and Hamas ‘the worst of all time’ in a late Truth Social post.

Social media was set on fire with reactions to the photo ranging from those agreeing with Trump’s concerns about looking bald, while others simply mocked the president.

Some even said Trump had displayed a ‘turkey neck.’

Newsom, whose social media team has desperately attempting to troll the president by mimicking his online style, reposted the photo with Trump’s neck blurred out to censor it.