In a public debate with his old rival Donald Trump, the current US President Joe Biden has been called "disastrous", and even the New York Times, which has always defended him, has begun to criticize him. At the same time, there are growing voices within the Democratic Party calling for him to withdraw from the race, and although two of Biden's "old-timers" (who are not as old as him), Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, are still vigorously defending him, it feels more like he is saying high-sounding words.
In fact, it's not true that the Democrats don't have the right candidates, such as Gavin Newsom, the current governor of California, "He has a handsome Hollywood-style appearance and a perfect wife and family, and he looks like a president who came straight out of the cast," the Daily Mail gave Newsom such a comment on June 28 local time. By the way, although California once had an actor governor (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Newsom was not one of them.
Notably, Newsom, 56, is in his second and final term as California governor because he is not running for re-election," the people said.
However, after Biden's debate failed, Newsom tried his best to defend his old partner, and in interviews with many reporters, the governor said something that may have disappointed many people, calling his claim to replace Biden "ridiculous".
But because Newsom was on camera during the Biden and Trump debates, it's hard not to speculate that he has plans (either actively or passively) to succeed Biden as part of the Democratic nominee, after all, there are still four months left.
In the opinion of columnist Erika Smith, Newsom on the one hand shows enough respect for Biden, and on the other hand he is also increasing his international profile, and at the same time he is doing what all presidential candidates would do - write memoirs.
It is reported that in view of Biden's poor performance, the top of the Democratic Party is privately urging some influential people to intervene, and Newsom is one of them.
In addition to being called the "handsome governor", Newsom, his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom (Jennifer Siebel Newsom) and their four children present a family image, which is also in line with the imagination of many Americans for the "first family", "They stand together like the cover of a home magazine," some netizens wrote, and there are many people who agree.
It is reported that although Newsom did not break into Hollywood, his wife had experience as an actress and later became a documentary filmmaker.
Of course, Newsom is not invulnerable, for example, his over-awakening, credited with the rising crime rate in California, has turned San Francisco, once the "pearl of the West Coast", into a "paradise for thieves and addicts", and various chain stores have been withdrawn. In addition, he has introduced policies that favor illegal immigrants, such as providing undocumented immigrants with access to health insurance.
Although Newsom and Trump are at odds with each other in terms of governing philosophy, he has a connection with the Trump family, and it is an awkward and helpless connection.
Trump's eldest son Donald Jr.'s current fiancée, Kimberly Gilfoyle, and Newsom were once a couple, and the two were quite favored by the outside world when they got married, but the marriage ended after 3 years.
After the divorce, Guilfoyle became Trump's biggest supporter, but he did not immediately get along with Donald Jr., and after leaving Newsom, she also had a three-year marriage to Eric Verency, the heir to the furniture group, and had a son.