California Democrat Ro Khanna throws shade at Newsom 2024 hype
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Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna said his state's governor, Gavin Newsom, would not be the best presidential candidate were he to run for the White House.
"I think we'd have a lot of other contenders," Khanna said. "I think you’d have people like [Pennsylvania Gov. Josh] Shapiro and others would be better candidates, potentially, in the Midwest. And I think Biden is a stronger candidate in Ohio, in Michigan, in Wisconsin and in large parts of the country." Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
Newsom is not running for president, at least not on paper. And he's officially supporting Biden for re-election. But the California governor has taken several recent actions to raise his national profile ahead of the 2024 election. His visits to deep red states like Idaho to campaign for Biden, public feuds with Republican governors and acceptance of a challenge to debate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running for president, all point toward future political ambitions.