As Twitchy reported last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who seems to be campaigning to run against President Donald Trump in 2028, told an audience at a POLITICO event, "I am absolutely convinced there won't be an election in 2028." Absolutely convinced!

Newsom was a guest on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" on Tuesday night (a Democratic politician as a guest? Wow!) and reiterated his claim that "I fear we will not have an election in 2028 unless we wake up." He fears? What happened to absolutely convinced?

Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Putin's adversary and world chess champion, apparently has a podcast called "Autocracy in America," and he sees Trump following Putin's playbook. "It's not hysteria or fear-mongering," he insists.

Not only that, Atlantic staff writer Conor Friedersdorf noted that Trump actually keeps a red "Trump 2028" cap in the Oval Office.

Actually, you can display a Trump 2028 hat in the White House, because it's a joke.

January 6! Drink!

Good point. He'd have a crown on display instead. He'd probably wear it around, too.

Friedersdorf has to know the hat is a gag. Anyone who considers it "primary fuel" of the conspiracy theory that there won't be an election in 2028 needs to calm down.

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