California Gov. , who was once the regarding a possible but ultimately not pursued primary challenge to President this year, is throwing his full support behind him and his reelection campaign after the nation’s leader delivered a presidential debate performance this week that was causing a in its immediate aftermath. After Thursday night’s debate between Biden and , where the president had , trailed off at points and mixed up and missed words, Newsom appeared during MSNBC’s post-debate coverage while online — and possibly even behind closed doors with Democrats — on the ticket with — enough to make the governor a trending topic on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday.
Newsom, however, quickly sought to silence talk of this sort of 11th-hour swap, as the governor, while speaking with Alex Wagner, was unwavering in his support of the president. “You don’t turn your back because of one performance,” Newsom said, seemingly addressing his fellow Democrats. “What kind of party does that? This president has delivered.
We need to deliver for him at this moment.” Alex Wagner presses Gov. Gavin Newsom on questions about whether Biden should step down.
Newsom: “You don’t turn your back because of one performance. What kind of party does that?” “This president has delivered. We need to deliver for him at this moment.
” On Friday, Newsom’s X feed appeared almost akin to an official attack dog account focused solely on Trump, with numerous clips of the governor .