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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to New Hampshire this week to header a Democrat run lawsuit conscionable days aft the Biden-Trump statesmanlike debate, fueling much speculation that helium whitethorn beryllium preparing to measurement successful if Biden backs retired of the 2024 race.
The event, called the "Blue Summer Campaign Kick-Off," volition beryllium spearheaded by the New Hampshire Senate Democratic Caucus connected July 8.
"I volition ne'er crook my backmost connected President Biden," Newsom told reporters successful the rotation country pursuing Thursday night's debate, appearing to dispel rumors that he's moving a shadiness campaign. "I don't cognize a Democrat successful my enactment that would bash so. And particularly aft tonight, we person his back."
Newsom assured reporters that helium was not going to crook his backmost connected Biden — who has faced important criticisms and conerns implicit his intelligence acuity — and was assured helium was acceptable to beryllium the country's leader.
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Newsom and Biden (Getty Images)
"I spent a batch of clip with him. I cognize Joe Biden. I cognize what he's accomplished successful the past 3 and a fractional years. I cognize what he's susceptible of. And I person nary trepidations," Newsom said.
Leading up to the debate, rumors continued to swirl that Newsom, a imaginable campaigner for president successful 2028, had been tapped arsenic a Biden surrogate starring up to the November statesmanlike election.
When pressed if helium was "ready to instrumentality connected Donald Trump," hinting that helium could beryllium a imaginable replacement for Biden, Newsom again denied the rumors and gave his afloat enactment to the president.
Last year, Biden told a radical of satellite leaders that California Gov. Gavin Newsom "could person the occupation I’m looking for" if helium wanted, amid a debased support standing and discontent wrong his ain party.
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Left: President Biden. Right: California Gov. Gavin Newsom. (Getty Images)
"I privation to speech astir Governor Newsom. I privation to convey him. He’s been 1 hellhole of a governor, man," Biden said during a invited reception for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders successful San Francisco. "Matter of fact, helium could beryllium thing helium wants. He could person the occupation I’m looking for."
Biden's eyebrow-raising remark was made astatine "the astir important lawsuit with satellite leaders successful San Francisco successful caller history," according to the APEC 2023 website for the event.
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., besides accused Newsom of moving a shadiness run for the presidency past year, astir astir the aforesaid clip that Newsom debated against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted by Fox News' Sean Hannity.
"Let maine accidental thing that mightiness beryllium uncomfortable," Fetterman said astatine a Democratic Party meal successful Iowa. "Right present determination are 2 further Democrats moving for Pennsylvania, excuse me, moving for president close now. One, 1 is simply a congressman from Minnesota. The different 1 is the politician of California. They're some moving for president, but lone 1 had the guts to denote it."
Democrats and wide media pundits are dismissing polls showing Donald Trump's gains among Black voters. (Getty Images)
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Biden truthful acold has not signaled helium volition driblet retired of the race.
Fox News Digital's Stepheny Price, Aubrie Spady and Cameron Cawthorne contributed to this report.
Jamie Joseph is simply a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital sum of the Senate.
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