Halle Berry declares Gavin Newsom 'should not be our next president' after he vetoed menopause care bill

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Oscar winner Halle Berry’s next pick for president of the United States? Not California Gov.Gavin Newsom, she made that abundantly clear on Wednesday.

The “Monster’s Ball” and “Catwoman” star boldly called out Newsom and aimed at his potential bid for the presidency in 2028 during her address at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit, where he was also a featured speaker.Berry, 59, spoke candidly about her struggles with symptoms of perimenopause and lamented the governor’s decision in October to veto Assembly Bill 432, which sought to extend insurance coverage for menopause-related care and treatment.

“In my great state of California, my very own governor, Gavin Newsom, has vetoed our menopause bill not one, but two years, in a row,” she told attendees at the Jazz at Lincoln Center, “but that’s OK because he’s not going to be governor forever.”“With the way he’s overlooked women — half the population — by devaluing us in mid-life, he probably should not be our next president, either,” she continued, eliciting some groans from the audience.“Just saying.”Gov.

Gavin Newsom can demonstrate and articulate that menopause belongs squarely in the pro-democracy discourse.A spokesperson for the governor stated on Thursday that Newsom has “deep admiration for Ms.Berry’s advocacy and looks forward to working with her and other stakeholders on this critical issue.”“He shares her goal of expanding access to menopause care that too many women struggle to get,” the statement said, before explaining Newsom’s decision to veto AB 432 in October.

The statement said the bill, a modified version AB 2467 (which Newsom vetoed in 2024), “would have unintentionally raised health care costs for millions of working women and working families already stretched thin.” The statement added: “We’re confident that by working together this year, we ca...