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.
Lmao he did not āspeak like an authoritarianā, he IS an authoritarian
ā¦ Authoritarians speak like authoritarians
Sometimes it be like it do
If it walks like a Nazi and talks like a Nazi, itās probably a Nazi.