California Gov. Gavin Newsom, fresh off confrontations with President Trump, toured rural counties in an early primary state.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom embarked Tuesday on a two-day swing through rural South Carolina as the high-profile Democrat seeks to position himself as a leader for a party in rebuilding mode while simultaneously stoking fresh speculation about a potential 2028 presidential bid.

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Gavin Newsom, speaking in the small city of Camden, South Carolina, on Tuesday, slammed President Donald Trump's administration for what he said was a reversal of civil rights and called on Democrats in the Palmetto State to vote in the midterms.

Gavin Newsom on Tuesday launched a two-day tour of South Carolina, calling on voters across rural areas — some tucked in GOP strongholds — to exercise their “moral authority” in standing up to President Donald Trump and Republicans in next year's midterm elections.

California's governor wrapped up a two-day swing of South Carolina by visiting three mostly rural areas in the Upstate and was met with protests along the way.

The state Democratic Party chairwoman said the visit is about "building partnerships, uplifting communities, and showing rural voters they aren't forgotten."

Gavin Newsom sweated through his shirt, quoted from Corinthians and railed against Donald Trump as he blitzed across this early primary state. And then, in this small city just northeast of Columbia,

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called on rural voters in South Carolina to exercise their “moral authority” in standing up to President Donald Trump and Republicans in next year’s midterm