As whispers grow about California Governor Gavin Newsom’s potential 2028 presidential run, a scandal from his past is reentering the spotlight. In 2007, while mayor of San Francisco, Newsom admitted to having an affair with Ruby Rippey Gibney — the wife of his then-campaign manager and close friend, Alex Tourk. The fallout was swift: Tourk resigned, the media frenzy exploded, and Newsom issued a public apology, admitting he’d let both his friend and the people of San Francisco down.
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