The California governor blasted Trump amid the presidentās deployment of National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Donald Trumpās threats against him and other Democrats following the presidentās unilateral deployment of National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area carried all the markings of authoritarianism.
āItās just an extraordinary moment, and I donāt want to overstate it, but these are the words of an authoritarian,ā Newsom said in a Monday interview with POLITICO. āWhether he acts on it or not, the chill that creates is real, and itās a serious moment, very serious.ā
Trump and his border czar have targeted Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass by name with threats of arrests ā and other ominous unspecified acts to be carried out by the federal government if the two donāt fall in line. Newsom spoke after a weekend of unrest ā property destruction and bursts of violence ā following immigration raids in the region.
Gavin Newsom also has conversations with Charlie Kirk as if he was a normal well adjusted human who didnāt harbor an unbelivable amount of bigotry, so yeah Newsom you are right but only because your job is to play the heel and they underlined your parts for you already in the script.
I really tried to understand Newsomās motivations for that, and I just canāt wrap my head around it. I have no problem engaging with the other side, but only when itās in good faith or when youāre prepared and willing to push back against every single bullshit extremist thing they say. There is no good faith with a person like Kirk, and Newsom didnāt challenge him at all, so it was pretty obvious that heās just courting right-wing extremists.
Well heās going to run for President isnāt he. He wantās to know why so many people are so loyal to a demented rapist felon who canāt finish a thought much less govern. And frankly, thereās some honest questions to know there. Of course Charlie fuckin Kirk doesnāt know them. And he ate a lot of shit for trying that.
Newsomās motivations are crystal clear, play the āāLeftwingāā villain Trump can beat so someone like AOC doesnāt dominate and utterly reshape US politics for the better. Trump is giving Newsom air time the best way he knows how and it is working on neoliberals and centrists like the most condescending charm ever.
I am sure the DNC and powerful players in the party actually legitimately support this strategy no matter the consequences (gotta rip the bandaid off or else the wound will heal as Chuck Shumer always says).