Trump, Gavin Newsom and Protests
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President Donald Trump hit back at Gov. Gavin Newsom's claims that the president did not call him recently, showing a screenshot of the call to Fox News.
"He did not." The Bill Clinton appointed judge added: "His actions were illegal-both exceeding the scope of his statutory authority and violating the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Impact Social data shared with Newsweek showed a plurality—32 percent—of swing voters are responding positively to Trump's response, while 19 percent are responding negatively. Forty-nine percent are responding neutrally to Trump's approach, sharing mostly "emotionless" reaction or news articles about the protests.
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.
Gavin Newsom made a stand for American democracy in a fiery speech Wednesday condemning Donald Trump for deploying nearly 5,000 troops in LA over ICE raids protests. In a quickly organized near primetime address coming on the fifth day of unrest in the City of Angels,
Gov. Gavin Newsom blamed President Trump for intentionally inflaming tensions at protests in L.A. and targeting hardworking immigrant families in federal raids.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr slams Gov. Gavin Newsom’s lawsuit over Trump’s National Guard deployment, calling the claims ‘nonsense.'