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Gavin Newsom calls for national billionaires tax: 'It's time for an economic reset'

CNBC · Jun 26, 2026, 6:01 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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  • Gavin Newsom, who is widely viewed as a 2028 presidential contender, on Friday called for a nationwide tax on billionaires as part of a broader agenda to to usher in what he's calling an "economic reset for America."
  • The next presidential election is more than two years away, but a speculative roster of names for both major parties has already emerged, with Newsom near the top of the list for the Democrats.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is widely viewed as a 2028 presidential contender, on Friday called for a nationwide tax on billionaires as part of a broader agenda to to usher in what he's calling an "economic reset for America."

The Democratic governor, in a Substack post and accompanying video posted on social media, backed hiking taxes on the nation's richest — but reiterated his opposition to a state-level wealth tax that Californians will vote on in November.

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