Trump, Newsom trade insults and threats over LA unrest
The swiftly evolving situation in Los Angeles over protests surrounding immigration enforcement actions has provided fertile ground for a public spat between President Donald Trump and long-standing critic, California's Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom.
The round of insults has culminated in a semi-serious claim by the president that the governor should be arrested, for the crime of being 'a bad governor'.
Here's a look at the back-and-forth between Trump and Newsom in their own words:
On the deployment of National Guard troops to contain the protests:
"You have violent people, and we're not gonna let them get away with it." — Trump, in remarks to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey on Sunday
"Trump wants chaos and he's instigated violence," he said. "Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don't give him the excuse he's looking for." - Newsom in a warning to demonstrators in a social media post.On California's lawsuit for allegedly breaching the state's sovereignty:
"We are suing Donald Trump. This is a manufactured crisis. He is creating fear and terror to take over a state militia and violate the US constitution." — Newsom, X post on Monday.
"I'm very happy I got involved.. I think Gavin in his own way is very happy I got involved." - Trump's response adding that the place 'would be burning down' with the federal government's intervention.
On whether Newsom should be arrested:
(This followed a comment by border czar, Tom Homan that anyone including public officials, would be arrested if they obstructed federal immigration enforcement.)
"I would do it if I were Tom, I think it's great. Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing." — Trump, in remarks to reporters on Monday
"Come and get me, tough guy." Newsom's initial response to Homan, during the MSNBC interview and in subsequent posts on his own social media.
Homan later said there was "no discussion" about actually arresting Newsom, but reiterated that "no one's above the law."
"His primary crime is running for governor, because he did such a bad job ....Look, I like Gavin, he's a nice guy, but he's grossly incompetent, everybody knows." - Trump, when asked what crime Newsom may have committed.
' A day I hoped I would never see in America - an unmistakeable step toward authoritiarianism" Newsom's response on X.
The swiftly evolving situation in Los Angeles over protests surrounding immigration enforcement actions has provided fertile ground for a public spat between President Donald Trump and long-standing critic, California's Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom.
The round of insults has culminated in a semi-serious claim by the president that the governor should be arrested, for the crime of being 'a bad governor'.
Here's a look at the back-and-forth between Trump and Newsom in their own words:
On the deployment of National Guard troops to contain the protests:
"You have violent people, and we're not gonna let them get away with it." — Trump, in remarks to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey on Sunday
"Trump wants chaos and he's instigated violence," he said. "Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don't give him the excuse he's looking for." - Newsom in a warning to demonstrators in a social media post.On California's lawsuit for allegedly breaching the state's sovereignty:
"We are suing Donald Trump. This is a manufactured crisis. He is creating fear and terror to take over a state militia and violate the US constitution." — Newsom, X post on Monday.
"I'm very happy I got involved.. I think Gavin in his own way is very happy I got involved." - Trump's response adding that the place 'would be burning down' with the federal government's intervention.
On whether Newsom should be arrested:
(This followed a comment by border czar, Tom Homan that anyone including public officials, would be arrested if they obstructed federal immigration enforcement.)
"I would do it if I were Tom, I think it's great. Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing." — Trump, in remarks to reporters on Monday
"Come and get me, tough guy." Newsom's initial response to Homan, during the MSNBC interview and in subsequent posts on his own social media.
Homan later said there was "no discussion" about actually arresting Newsom, but reiterated that "no one's above the law."
"His primary crime is running for governor, because he did such a bad job ....Look, I like Gavin, he's a nice guy, but he's grossly incompetent, everybody knows." - Trump, when asked what crime Newsom may have committed.
' A day I hoped I would never see in America - an unmistakeable step toward authoritiarianism" Newsom's response on X.
The swiftly evolving situation in Los Angeles over protests surrounding immigration enforcement actions has provided fertile ground for a public spat between President Donald Trump and long-standing critic, California's Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom.
The round of insults has culminated in a semi-serious claim by the president that the governor should be arrested, for the crime of being 'a bad governor'.
Here's a look at the back-and-forth between Trump and Newsom in their own words:
On the deployment of National Guard troops to contain the protests:
"You have violent people, and we're not gonna let them get away with it." — Trump, in remarks to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey on Sunday
"Trump wants chaos and he's instigated violence," he said. "Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don't give him the excuse he's looking for." - Newsom in a warning to demonstrators in a social media post.On California's lawsuit for allegedly breaching the state's sovereignty:
"We are suing Donald Trump. This is a manufactured crisis. He is creating fear and terror to take over a state militia and violate the US constitution." — Newsom, X post on Monday.
"I'm very happy I got involved.. I think Gavin in his own way is very happy I got involved." - Trump's response adding that the place 'would be burning down' with the federal government's intervention.
On whether Newsom should be arrested:
(This followed a comment by border czar, Tom Homan that anyone including public officials, would be arrested if they obstructed federal immigration enforcement.)
"I would do it if I were Tom, I think it's great. Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing." — Trump, in remarks to reporters on Monday
"Come and get me, tough guy." Newsom's initial response to Homan, during the MSNBC interview and in subsequent posts on his own social media.
Homan later said there was "no discussion" about actually arresting Newsom, but reiterated that "no one's above the law."
"His primary crime is running for governor, because he did such a bad job ....Look, I like Gavin, he's a nice guy, but he's grossly incompetent, everybody knows." - Trump, when asked what crime Newsom may have committed.
' A day I hoped I would never see in America - an unmistakeable step toward authoritiarianism" Newsom's response on X.
The swiftly evolving situation in Los Angeles over protests surrounding immigration enforcement actions has provided fertile ground for a public spat between President Donald Trump and long-standing critic, California's Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom.
The round of insults has culminated in a semi-serious claim by the president that the governor should be arrested, for the crime of being 'a bad governor'.
Here's a look at the back-and-forth between Trump and Newsom in their own words:
On the deployment of National Guard troops to contain the protests:
"You have violent people, and we're not gonna let them get away with it." — Trump, in remarks to reporters in Morristown, New Jersey on Sunday
"Trump wants chaos and he's instigated violence," he said. "Stay peaceful. Stay focused. Don't give him the excuse he's looking for." - Newsom in a warning to demonstrators in a social media post.On California's lawsuit for allegedly breaching the state's sovereignty:
"We are suing Donald Trump. This is a manufactured crisis. He is creating fear and terror to take over a state militia and violate the US constitution." — Newsom, X post on Monday.
"I'm very happy I got involved.. I think Gavin in his own way is very happy I got involved." - Trump's response adding that the place 'would be burning down' with the federal government's intervention.
On whether Newsom should be arrested:
(This followed a comment by border czar, Tom Homan that anyone including public officials, would be arrested if they obstructed federal immigration enforcement.)
"I would do it if I were Tom, I think it's great. Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing." — Trump, in remarks to reporters on Monday
"Come and get me, tough guy." Newsom's initial response to Homan, during the MSNBC interview and in subsequent posts on his own social media.
Homan later said there was "no discussion" about actually arresting Newsom, but reiterated that "no one's above the law."
"His primary crime is running for governor, because he did such a bad job ....Look, I like Gavin, he's a nice guy, but he's grossly incompetent, everybody knows." - Trump, when asked what crime Newsom may have committed.
' A day I hoped I would never see in America - an unmistakeable step toward authoritiarianism" Newsom's response on X.
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