CA-GOV: California AG Rob Bonta is eyeing a run for governor. Fighting Trump will boost his profile
Two days after Donald Trump’s election as president, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who typically addresses reporters from under the fluorescent lights of government buildings, held a news conference in a San Francisco park with a clear political message.
“I’m here today to assure you that in California, progress will prevail,” he told reporters as he stood in front of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Area’s rolling hills and vowed to fight any Trump attacks on the state’s policies.
One day earlier, Bonta told the Chronicle he had not made up his mind about whether to run for governor in 2026. But a candidate for California’s highest office could not have picked a more iconic spot to campaign for the job.
“In the days and months and years to come, all eyes will look West to us,” he said. Behind him, people walked and biked through the park, going about their daily lives. “And in California, they’ll see: We are still moving forward.”
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