The comments made to CNN, if taken at face value, seemed to fly in the face of the California governor’s presidential ambitions.
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Newsom declines 2028 bid for free, bills taxpayers $1 million to decline a fraud probe
“He calls giving people five grand of their own money back "blood money," then turns around and spends a million bucks of that same money so nobody can see where his went. That's not principle, that's a shell game with a podium and a press conference. The guy "giving up" the White House isn't giving up a damn thing — he's just making sure you never see the receipts.”
“Look, oversight is important, which is exactly why the Governor's office is requesting the resources to properly respond to these politically motivated inquiries — did I say "resources"? I meant money. Taxpayer money. To respond to taxpayers asking questions. That's — okay, that's not landing the way I wanted it to.”
The receipts
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom told CNN's Jake Tapper he won't run for president if Kamala Harris enters the 2028 race, citing crossover.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office quietly asked the department of finance for an additional $1 million to stave off congressional probes of California’s hospice-fraud scandal.
Gavin Newsom said Monday that he will not run for president in 2028 if former Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris does run. The announcement struck many as bizarre. But it was, in fact, brilliant.
The California governor said there was too much “crossover” between his base and Harris’, and that it would be an electoral “gift” for everybody else if they both ran.
The Pentagon has failed its audit eight years running - the only major federal agency never to pass one Military Times, 19 December 2025
Gavin Newsom torches $1M in taxpayer cash to thwart probes of fraudIn the world of Gavin Newsom, fraud investigations are something to fight, not assist.
· Feds probe Gov. Gavin Newsom’s travel, personal spending as new details of DOJ probe revealed from the morgue, 12 Sep 2026
· Newsom’s California is shaking down taxpayers — and the getaway vehicle is an ambulance from the morgue, 8 Sep 2026
· Newsom rips Trump’s $5,000 dividend as election-year ‘blood money’ from the morgue, 10 Sep 2026
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