California Gov. Gavin Newsom offered a dramatic forecast for the upcoming midterm elections during a Wednesday night appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! He predicted that Democratic victories would produce a “blue tsunami” and end President Donald Trump’s presidency “as we know it.”

As Breitbart reported, Newsom presented his outlook while speaking with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel. His comments focused on Democratic prospects in the House of Representatives and Senate, voter turnout, election margins, and his relationship with Trump.

“Donald Trump has a sell-by date in six days when his presidency ends as we know it,” said Newsom.

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The California governor then described the election as a decisive political moment. He pointed to early voting and voter energy as evidence supporting his forecast rather than treating the prediction as an unsupported assertion.

“This is going to be a blue tsunami,” Newsom added. “I’m not asserting something that’s not in evidence. You’re seeing all the early voting. It’s off the chart. The energy’s off the chart. People understand what’s at stake. It’s all on the line. Our founding fathers lived and died for this moment.”

Despite that sweeping prediction, Newsom acknowledged uncertainty surrounding control of the U.S. Senate. He said the unresolved issue was whether Democrats would capture that chamber as part of the expected electoral wave.

Newsom expressed far greater certainty about the House of Representatives. He described Democratic control of the House as settled and argued that the result would restore an equal branch of government.

“It’s a legitimate open question about the Senate. But the House of Representatives is a fait accompli,” he added. “Finally, we’ll reinstate a co-equal branch of government, not a supine Congress like we know it today.”

Kimmel raised concerns about how the Trump administration might react to the midterm results. Newsom responded by urging people to vote in overwhelming numbers, arguing that large margins would be critical if the outcomes were challenged.

“We see what he’s doing on a daily basis to literally suppress the vote, to set the conditions where he will then express doubt in the electoral outcome,” Newsom said. “The only way to defeat that is with margin. If we have a big enough margin in these races, he cannot contest those races.”

The conversation later moved from the election to Newsom’s dealings with Trump. Newsom said their relationship had changed during Trump’s second term, contrasting the current situation with the frequency of their conversations during what he called “Trump 1.0.”

“In Trump 1.0, I probably talked to him every single week. The last call I had with him was almost 20 minutes, and it was just this stream of consciousness,” he said.

Newsom said their final call included a discussion about films and tariffs rather than film tax credits. He characterized Trump as lacking curiosity during that conversation and said the president did not ask him any questions.

“He was debating with me about not film tax credits, but how we should have tariffs for films around the globe. [He is] completely incurious. Not one question, no curiosity.”

Newsom closed by arguing that Trump’s current approach is different and more ruthless. He also directed a warning toward his own party, saying Democrats must change their approach if they want the broader political situation to change.

“This is different,” Newsom concluded. “He’s not screwing around. There’s a ruthlessness of Donald Trump. So, again, with love and respect to my party, the Democratic Party, for things to change, we need to change. We’ve got to be more ruthless ourselves.”

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