A history of Trump’s beef with California’s Gavin Newsom
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This is the week that Gavin Newsom stopped thinking so much.
Former sheriff's deputy Patrick Gipson criticizes Gov. Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass for handling of LA riots, blaming delayed National Guard deployment and progressive policies.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have both opposed deployment of the National Guard and Marines to the city.
In a prime time address, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sharply criticized President Trump for sending in the military to handle the protests in Los Angeles.
Governor Newsom criticizes Trump's proposed cuts to public safety funding, highlighting the potential harms to community security and emergency response.
The president deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE protests.
The governor highlighted his work with ICE in California but said that President Trump was “trying to gin things up to create problems” at protests.
Many undocumented immigrants have long feared that their Medi-Cal data would be used against them. Newsom calls it “an abuse.”