<p>Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) laughed off the prospect of a 2028 Democratic primary face-off between himself and former Vice President Kamala Harris, saying that if that were to come to fruition it would be because &#8220;it&#8217;s fate.&#8221;</p>
<p>The California governor — who will soon be term-limited out and tops the list of potential Democratic presidential contenders — discussed the possibility with CNN anchor and &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; host Dana Bash, who asked how he might handle standing across the debate stage from the former vice president.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gavin Newsom on possibly facing Kamala Harris in the 2028 presidential primary: &#8220;I&#8217;ve never gotten in the way of her ambition&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/PDm8CmkR96">pic.twitter.com/PDm8CmkR96</a></p>
<p>— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNSOTU/status/2025602268746145959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 22, 2026</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;Kamala Harris. You write about the fact that you&#8217;ve been friends with her for a very long time, you came up together,&#8221; Bash began, referencing Newsom&#8217;s recent memoir. &#8220;You talk about your parallel careers: she was prosecutor, California D.A., and Senator; you were San Francisco Mayor, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;What happens if and when those parallel careers intersect and collide?&#8221; she asked, and Newsom began to laugh long before she was able to finish the question.</p>
<p>&#8220;Well, I&#8217;m San Francisco and she&#8217;s L.A., so we&#8217;re a little bit — there&#8217;s a little distance between the two of us,&#8221; Newsom protested, but Bash pointed out the fact that she was talking about national politics.</p>
<p>&#8220;2028. The whole country,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s — you know, fate will determine that,&#8221; Newsom shrugged. &#8220;And I&#8217;ve never gotten in the way of her ambition, ever. I haven&#8217;t. And I don&#8217;t imagine I would in the future. But I don&#8217;t —&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;But if you run against each other for president —&#8221; Bash tried again.</p>
<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s fate,&#8221; Newsom said again, dismissing the question entirely. &#8220;You only can control what you can control. I think this entire book is that fundamental lesson. And this notion of controlling what you control, and taking responsibility for what you control, is a big part of what I try to communicate in this book. That&#8217;s the third thing, it&#8217;s like how this book will be received. It&#8217;s the third thing, I can&#8217;t control it. I can&#8217;t control whatever decisions she makes.&#8221;</p>

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