Newsom says Biden should debate Trump, beat him like in 2020

California Gov. Gavin Newsom known as on President Biden to debate former President Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner, arguing that the president may “beat” Trump like he did in 2020.

“Biden beat Trump in the prior debates. I look forward to it,” the California Democrat mentioned throughout an look on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.

The remark comes as Biden has thus far refused to decide to debate Trump, who has a commanding lead in the Republican presidential major race. Trump, then again, has known as on the president to debate him “immediately,” arguing such an occasion can be “for the good of the country.”

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President Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (Getty Images)

Trump’s need to debate Biden comes regardless of his refusal to look for debates towards GOP major foes, one thing Newsom argued Sunday was “weakness masquerading as strength.”

“This is… pure projection on a guy who refused to debate in his own primary,” Newsom mentioned.

But not everybody believes Biden has a lot to achieve by debating Trump forward of this yr’s election, with the subject lately changing into the topic of a heated debate between the co-hosts of “The View” earlier this week.

Former President Donald Trump gestures to supporters throughout an election evening watch social gathering on Feb. 24, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Co-host Sara Haines had notably sturdy emotions on the subject, warning that solely Trump would profit from the 2 candidates squaring off.

“Biden can lose, he can lose in a debate,” Haines mentioned. “Trump will not. The people supporting Trump will support him whether he’s there or not. Biden makes one mistake, and the people who are undecided are out.” 

Newsom’s feedback additionally come as hypothesis about his need to leap into the race have continued to swirl, one thing the California governor mentioned Sunday was off the desk.

Former President Trump and President Biden (Getty Images)

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“I am here celebrating the extraordinary accomplishments of the Biden-Harris administration,” Newsom mentioned, calling the continued hypothesis about his potential run “idle chat” and a “sideshow.”

“It’s not even an interesting conversation,” Newsom continued. “I think it’s a damning conversation, frankly, the other side wants us to have… they love ginning this stuff up.”