Gov. Gavin Newsom Says He “Deletes” Messages Calling Him To Run

Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom of California has told CBS he is “all in” on Biden.

Newsom was recently asked by a CBS reporter, “You’re not just a surrogate, you are somebody who is getting text messages and emails every day to consider running. How do you handle all of that?”

Newsom replied, “Delete, delete, delete. Thank you, delete. Rinse, repeat. I’m all in, no daylight.”

The reporter continued, “You never even engage in it privately?”

Newsom quickly responded, “No I don’t, absolutely not. I know one thing, everything you do in private becomes public. Even private thoughts seem to manifest publicly, so not a chance.”

Gavin Newsom tells CBS Sunday Morning he presses “delete, delete, delete, delete" when he receives messages asking him to run for president in 2024.

Newsom is “all in, no daylight” for President Biden.pic.twitter.com/sRhkJE5QFl

— The American Conservative (@amconmag) July 12, 2024

Gavin Newsom’s Response to Texts Calling for Him to Run: “Delete, Delete, Delete, Delete” https://t.co/eM4zvL9ZAO

— Ben Pershing (@benpershing) July 12, 2024

Here’s what Fox News shared:

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has told CBS that he is “all in” on President Biden’s re-election bid despite frequently getting messages asking him to consider running himself for the Democratic nomination.

“You’re not just a surrogate, you are somebody who is getting text messages and emails every day to consider running. How do you handle all of that?” Robert Costa asked Newsom in a clip of an upcoming ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ interview.

“Delete, delete, delete, delete. Thank you, delete. Rinse, repeat. I’m all in, no daylight,” Newsom responded.

“You never even engage in it privately?” Costa asked.

“No I don’t, absolutely not. I know one thing, everything you do in private becomes public. Even private thoughts seem to manifest publicly, so not a chance,” Newsom said.

NEWS: in an exclusive, lengthy sitdown with @CBSSunday, Gov. Newsom tells me he’s “all in, no daylight” with President Biden and says he hits “delete, delete, delete, delete”’ on any message encouraging him to run… much more on “Sunday Morning” pic.twitter.com/hSQRRNcTMh

— Robert Costa (@costareports) July 12, 2024

Per CBS:

California Governor Gavin Newsom has been on the campaign trail advocating for the reelection of President Joe Biden. Newsom says he ignores requests for him to jump into the race, in an interview with Robert Costa for “CBS News Sunday Morning,” to be broadcast Sunday, July 14 on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.

Newsom tells Costa he’s “all in” for Biden, while there have been calls from some Democrats for Biden to exit the race.

Here’s an excerpt:

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ROBERT COSTA: You’re not just a surrogate; you’re somebody who’s getting text messages and emails every day to consider running. How do you handle all of that?

GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM: You delete, delete, delete, delete. ‘Thank you,’ delete, and rinse, repeat. I’m all in. No daylight.

COSTA: You never even engage in it privately?

NEWSOM: No, I don’t. Absolutely not. Absolutely not. I know one thing: Everything you do in private becomes public. Even private thoughts seem to manifest publicly! So, not a chance.