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California Governor Gavin Newsom has attacked Donald Trump for “sowing chaos” in Los Angeles and creating a “theatre of the absurdity” as immigration protests continue. During an interview with Pod Saves America on Monday,
President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom exchanged words on Monday over protests in Los Angeles over the federal government's immigration raids.
President Trump threatened California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s arrest, prompting Newsom to accuse Trump of taking a step toward authoritarianism.
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President Trump's "border czar" says California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other local officials "haven't crossed a line yet."
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President Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom are sharply at odds as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue in Los Angeles -- and both are framing their confrontation as not only about the protests but also in terms of politics, some of which are appearing in ways they've dealt with before.
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The deployment of the National Guard catapulted Gov. Gavin Newsom to the front lines of a Democratic resistance against Trump that he has been reluctant to embrace.
Newsom and other California leaders, including Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles, accused the president of fanning the flames and needlessly escalating matters rather than calming them. This morning, the state announced plans to sue Trump for his deployment of the Guard.
The Trump administration border czar vowed that the president won't be "late to the game" in dealing with the California protests.