California Gov. Gavin Newsom confirmed his long-speculated interest in running for president during the 2028 election during an exclusive interview with CBS Sunday Morning .

"Yeah, I'd be lying otherwise," Newsom replied when asked if he'd give "serious thought" to a presidential campaign in the interview, which was taped in San Jose on Thursday (October 23) and aired on Sunday (October 26). "I'd just be lying. And I'm not — I can't do that."

"Fate will determine that," he added when asked about whether he was leaning closer to a national candidacy.

Newsom is favored in the latest AtlasIntel , YouGov , Yahoo/YouGov and Emerson College polls , while former Vice President Kamala Harris led in the last two Echelon Insights polls released in September and las

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