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Next Up with Mark Halperin

Gavin Newsom Opens Up About Dyslexia, 2028 "Veto" Power, and Past Marriage, Plus Trump's Strategic Iran Victory

Next Up with Mark Halperin

MK Media

News, Daily News, Politics

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

This episode features an update on the latest in Iran and a revealing interview with California Governor Gavin Newsom. Mark opens with his reported monologue featuring an in-depth analysis of President Trump’s escalating conflict with Iran, scorecarding what appears to be early strategic and tactical wins while separating battlefield gains from political complexities. He breaks down what seems to be working for the administration, what it means for America as a whole, and the major risks and warning signs that could turn early success into mission creep, regional instability, or something far more difficult to contain. After that, Governor Gavin Newsom joins Mark for a deeply personal conversation about his memoir “Young Man in a Hurry: A Memoir of Discovery,” reflecting on his parents’ divorce, growing up between privilege and struggle, and writing the book for his children rather than for politics. He addresses the dyslexia debate head on, explains the disciplined system he uses to read and prepare, shares a never-before -told story about the “intervention” his children staged after learning about his first marriage to Kimberly Guilfoyle, and responds directly to the question about what would keep him from running for president. 120Life: Go to https://120Life.com and use code NEXTUP to save 20% Acre Gold: Start building physical gold with simple monthly payments and enter to win two Ancient Collection gold bars at https://GetAcreGold.com/MARK Bank On Yourself: Discover the retirement plan banks Don't want you to know about—get your free report at https://BankOnYourself.com/Mark

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, welcome to a wartime next up. I'm Mark Kaeperneditor-in-chief of the live

0:06.5

interactive video platform two-way and your host here at a time when America and Israel and

0:12.0

its allies are dealing with a pretty complicated situation to say the least. Grateful to all of you

0:17.5

for tuning in. Have a great interview today and not about iran with uh the governor

0:23.0

of california very excited to show you the full interview that we recently did with gavin news and part of

0:28.2

his book tour we talk about the book it's called young man in a hurry a memoir of discovery

0:32.4

uh the conversation went inside the four corners of the book, but also beyond.

0:43.8

Talked about the book in an honest way and also the complexity of his relationship with his parents,

0:52.2

the reality of his first marriage and how his kids from his second marriage have responded to that recently or responded to that in the past.

0:55.7

And then about the question of running for president.

1:02.3

You know that he's talked on this program before about the reluctance that some members of his family have to see him run for president.

1:05.0

And I've been outspoken.

1:10.6

I'm the only one I know in politics or media who said I think in the end a good chance he doesn't run. And we talk about

1:12.5

the question, does his family have a veto power over his running? If one of his kids or his wife

1:17.8

say, I don't want you to run, will he consider that absolute and not run? Most people I know

1:24.0

are cynical and say, oh, of course he'd run. He's a politician. He'll come back and say,

1:28.2

oh, everybody's on board. My family's so excited. We shall see. And you'll hear what he said about that. And I think you'll see a side of Governor Newsom that is rarely seen. And for many of you, maybe never seen. A lot of you don't like him. A lot of you like him. But I think you'll get a better sense of what he's like from the conversation.

1:50.7

Very excited to share it with you. But before we do that, my reported monologue on Iran and a fast-moving story, you know, I love this format. I love the video podcast format coming to you on Tuesdays

1:55.9

and Thursdays. But in a story that moves like this, it's kind of difficult. I want to tell you what I think

2:01.4

and what I've been hearing from my sources. I spent seven hours on Saturday at Mar-a-Lago,

2:06.3

kind of a fluke. I certainly wasn't there because I knew that the war was going to start. But

2:10.9

I think I was the only reporter there, and I got to see the president moving around Mar-a-Lago.

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