Trump's Call to Reopen Alcatraz Prison Meets California Scorn
President Donald Trump's call to reopen Alcatraz, the famed San Francisco-area prison closed more than 60 years ago, drew swift backlash from California Democrats and surprise from visiting tourists.
Governor Gavin Newsom's office dismissed the idea, which Trump introduced in a social media post Sunday, as a 'distraction.' Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the plan is 'not a serious one.' Scott Wiener, a state senator representing San Francisco, likened the idea to a 'domestic gulag right in the middle of San Francisco Bay.'
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