Gavin Newsom dares Trump to arrest him
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Newsom's 2028 presidential aspirations hang in the balance as the eyes of the nation are on California's clash with immigration authorities.
Gov. Gavin Newsom, in an address called “Democracy at a Crossroads,” called on Americans to stand up to President Trump.
Gov. Gavin Newsom blamed President Trump for intentionally inciting tensions between protesters and law enforcement and targeting hardworking immigrant families with his federal raids in Los Angeles in an address to California on Tuesday night.
The temporary restraining order request alleges the deployment “escalates tensions and promotes (rather than quells) civil unrest.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom delivered an address that took aim at President Donald Trump’s federalization of the National Guard and use of Marines in Los Angeles and warned of what may come.
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Follow live Governor Newsom’s address “in response to President Trump’s assault on democracy and the President’s illegal militarization of Los Angeles.”
Newsom said he's been forced to think about what would happen in the event the Trump administration did secure a federal warrant for his arrest.
California may be first, but it clearly will not end here,” Newsom said. “Other states will be next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has
The governor’s presidential prospects hang in the balance as he defends Los Angeles from ‘authoritarian overreach.’
The situation in Los Angeles is setting up a showdown between the two politicians that has been brewing off and on for years.
Locked in an online showdown with Trump over the L.A. protests, Newsom is styling himself as an internet-era champion of the left.
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