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Newsom, Vance exchange jabs over immigration after VP's California vacation: 'Hope you enjoy your family time'
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Vice President JD Vance traded barbs this weekend over the Trump administration's mass deportation policies after the vice president's vacation to Disneyland in the Golden State. Vance was spending time at the California amusement park with his wife Usha and their two children before Newsom, a Democrat, posted on social media that some migrant families cannot spend the same quality time together because of the administration's efforts to detain and remove migrants in the U.S. "Hope you enjoy your family time, @JDVance. The families you're tearing apart certainly won't," Newsom wrote on X. The vice president responded by thanking Newsom for the well-wishes without addressing the governor's comment about families being separated. "Had a great time, thanks," Vance wrote back. Demonstrators gathered in Anaheim to protest Vance and the administration's immigration agenda. Vance's visit came shortly after ICE raids on two farms in California, during which federal agents detained a few hundred suspected illegal immigrants, sparking protests against the immigration enforcement operation. One person was killed in the raids and others were critically injured. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott said 10 illegal migrant minors – including eight unaccompanied – were discovered at a farm in Camarillo and that it was under investigation for child labor violations. The operation at the farms came after weeks of anti-ICE protests in Southern California over raids targeting migrant workers at local businesses. In response to those protests that began last month, the administration deployed National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles, despite opposition from Newsom.
New York Post
3 hours ago
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- New York Post
Dems' attack on JD Vance at Disneyland is craven and chilling
Nothing says pro-family like heckling a man at an amusement park with his wife and small children. But when you're a shape-shifting political opportunist like California Gov. Gavin Newsom, it's tough to see through the cloud of your own hypocrisy. On Saturday, Vice-President JD Vance visited Disneyland in Anaheim with his kids and wife, Usha, who had read books to the children of active-duty military members at nearby Camp Pendleton a day earlier. Advertisement Newsom, who spent two days in South Carolina last week laying the foundation for a future presidential run, is trying to shore up his resistance bona-fides. So he sent a nasty X missive to Vance, writing: 7 JD Vance and his wife, Usha, took their kids to Disneyland — and the trip drew social-media heckling from Gavin Newsom and in person harassment from a DNC official. Bruce/javiles / BACKGRID 'Hope you enjoy your family time, @JDVance. The families you're tearing apart certainly won't.' Advertisement He was referring to ICE raids cracking down on illegal immigration in California, including one Thursday at the marijuana farm Glass House — where, federal officials said, 14 undocumented kids were found to be working alongside an alleged child predator. No biggie. Perhaps even more loathsome was DNC official Jane Fleming Kleeb's (no relation to me) treatment of Vance. She crossed paths with the vice-president, who was holding his 5-year-old son, Vivek, and thought it prudent to scream at him like an over-served sports fan in the cheap seats. 7 Gavin Newsom visited South Carolina last week, laying the foundation for a 2028 presidential run. Getty Images Advertisement Then she pathetically bragged about it on X, no doubt feeling very proud of herself. 'VP Vance is at Disneyland. I'm also here with my family. When I had a brief moment, I made it clear —we support immigrants, we support America. I asked the obvious question, 'I thought you hate California?' Since we've all seen and heard the hatred coming from Vance and Trump for California and Disney.' What a lunatic. Imagine verbally harassing a dad with his three children — ages 8, 5 and 3 — in the 'happiest place on Earth' and thinking you're the virtuous one. Advertisement 7 JD Vance coolly replied to Newson's trolling tweet. X / @JDVance These objections to immigration enforcement always have a common theme: openly conflating legal and illegal immigration to paint Republicans as evil xenophobes. Vance, who married the California-born daughter of immigrants from India, would probably agree that he, too, supports immigrants. Legal ones. The unflappable VP did not acknowledge Fleming Kleeb's rant, but he gave a quick response to Newsom, tweeting, 'Had a great time, thanks.' Look, no politician is above criticism. But we used to respect boundaries and their families. These days, the left doesn't care much about that distinction anymore — and they've happily extended the political battlefield from DC to anywhere and everywhere. 7 DNC official Jane Fleming Kleeb shared a video of herself yelling at JD Vance in Disneyland while the Vice President was holding his 5-year-old son. @janekleeb/X 7 'I thought you hate California?' Fleming Kleeb taunted the VP. The Washington Post via Getty Images Much of this started back in 2018, when California Rep. Maxine Waters called on supporters to confront any Trump official over a zero-tolerance immigration policy that separated families. Advertisement 'If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd,' she said. 'And you push back on them. And you tell them they're not welcome anymore, anywhere.' Indeed, many Trump officials — including ones who had nothing to do with the policy — were confronted in restaurants and airports. In June 2022, a California man traveled to Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home with the intention of assassinating him (later pleading guilty to the charge). America is in a desperately unhealthy place, living in a bad reality show where politicians are competing for the highest ranks of the Trump resistance army: arrests at ICE facilities or confronting Republicans in person. 7 Gavin Newsom working the room in South Carolina. Getty Images Advertisement This type of behavior doesn't bode well for folks on either side. Just last week, Axios reported that some two dozen House Dems revealed they're being encouraged by constituents to amp up their actions against the Trump administration. 'Our own base is telling us that what we're doing is not good enough … [that] there needs to be blood to grab the attention of the press and the public,' one lawmaker told the outlet. Another said the drumbeat is loud and the message is clear — 'civility isn't working' and pols should prepare for 'violence … to fight to protect our democracy.' This, a month after two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot — killing two of them. Months after Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's home was set on fire, and a year after President Trump was grazed by a bullet meant to take his life. Advertisement It's chilling. To be fair, Newsom isn't calling for violence. But let's look at his pro-family record. He trounced all over parents' rights last year, signing a bill to prevent schools from notifying them if their kids had socially transitioned their gender identity. And don't forget, he lorded over prolonged school closures during Covid, leading to a host of problems for children, including learning loss and mental health issues. 7 Father-of-three JD Vance carried his 3-year-old daughter, Mirabel, while walking through Disneyland. Snorlax / MEGA That raid on Glass House, where protesters were hurling objects at ICE officers, has also sparked a child labor investigation. Advertisement A more sane person — one not so consumed with ambition — would say, hey, maybe we should be horrified that children are working on pot farms. But, of course, the left does not really care about the children affected by illegal immigration, whether by trafficking or labor abuses. Why cede a victory to Trump? They'd rather pretend that this system is healthy for minors — because, well, they're doing the jobs Americans don't want to do. It shows how little they truly think of the children they purport to champion.
New York Post
3 hours ago
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- New York Post
Founder of Cali pot farm where ICE rescued dozens of kids and busted 300+ migrants donated to Gavin Newsom, other Dems
The co-founder of the pot farm where migrant kids as young as 14 were working has dolled out thousands of dollars to Governor Gavin Newsom and other local Democrats, records show. Graham Farra is co-founder and president of Glass House Farms in Ventura County, the largest pot farm in California, which had been lauded as a pioneer in 'green' — that is environmentally friendly — cannabis. 6 Graham Farra, co-founder of Glass House Farms. 6 Tear gas billows from cannisters thrown by federal agents towards protesters, during an immigration raid. via REUTERS 6 Protestors holding Mexican flags face off against law enforcement during a raid at a cannabis facility in Camarillo, California. ALLISON DINNER/EPA/Shutterstock ICE rounded up 361 undocumented workers last Thursday, including 14 underage kids – eight of them unaccompanied — in a raid that turned violent after protestors clashed with agents and one worker died after falling from a greenhouse. Farra previously donated to various Dem candidates and causes in the Golden State, including giving $10,000 to Gavin Newsom in 2018. He also donated to the Santa Barbara County Democratic Central Committee's federal PAC and Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA), campaign finance records show. He was even photographed presenting an oversized check to local school officials for a scholarship fund, the LA Times reported in 2019. 'Glass House has never knowingly violated applicable hiring practices and does not and has never employed minors,' the farm's parent company, Glass House Brands, posted to X. 6 Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom of California. AP 6 National Guard troops face off with protestors at Glass House Farms. AFP via Getty Images 'We are focused on taking care of our people and our plants,' Farrar himself said in an X post reported by FOX News before it was deleted. Glass House Brands, co-founded by Farra and Kyle Kazan, had a market cap of $300 million last year, according to business blogger Alejandro Cremades. Kazan is a former cop and teacher, and the company says he supports President Trump, according to the LA Times. The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It has built its brand on claims of using sustainable and ethical business practices, including low-carbon, water-sustainable farming methods. 'It's a saga of passion, perseverance, and a profound belief in the positive impact of cannabis on individuals and society,' Cremades wrote of Farra's career. 6 People waiting outside Glass House Farms to retrieve vehicles after the immigration raid. AFP via Getty Images But the federal government tells a different story — at least when it comes to labor practices. Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the conditions for the children looked 'like exploitation, forced child labor, and potentially human trafficking or smuggling while facing assault and even gunfire. Mexican illegal immigrant Juan Duarte-Velasquez, who had a rape and DUI conviction, was also arrested on one of the farms. Newsom did not immediately respond to the Post's request for comment on the donation by Farrar. He did blast FOX News' coverage of it, pointing out the outlet's ties to the Trump administration. 'Sure is rich for Fox News and the Trump Admin to point to campaign donations to Democrats, when in fact, the CEO is a Trump supporter who donated to my recall and has given to more Republicans,' the governor posted to X.
Yahoo
3 hours ago
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These three 2028 Dem hopefuls are making moves
California Gov. Gavin Newsom traveled to South Carolina last week, further fueling speculation about his ambitions to run for the White House. He reportedly visited churches, cafes and community centers in South Carolina, an early primary state, to speak to voters and local Democratic officials ahead of the 2026 midterms. 'It's not what happens to us, it's how we respond to it. And our opportunity presents itself anew. In 18 months, you have the power to end Donald Trump's presidency,' Newsom said during a 15-minute stop in Bennettsville. He criticized President Donald Trump's second term, calling it 'an alarming six months,' as CNN reported. He also positioned his state as 'the most un-Trump state.' While he spent a few minutes talking about helping to rebuild the Democratic Party, he devoted more time to leveling several attacks at the Trump White House over many issues. Of the deportations of undocumented migrants in Los Angeles, Newsom criticized Trump for sending 'hundreds and hundreds of military troops into the park ... in the middle of the day, where kids this old were at summer camp.' 'Not one arrest was made. But what he was doing — he wanted to make a point. Cruelty is the point. Cruelty is the point,' he said. Newsom also called out the Trump administration for blaming California officials after the devastating wildfires in January but not doing the same while Texas navigates the aftermath of the tragic flooding from last week. 'Do you remember his response to the disaster in California? He blamed every single person — not a peep of blame in Texas,' Newsom said. Newsom hasn't said outright whether he will run for president. But he admitted he would consider such an opportunity, should it present itself. 'I'm not thinking about running, but it's a path that I could see unfold,' he told The Wall Street Journal. His presence in South Carolina, a strong Republican state, could be the start of laying some serious groundwork for 2028. He isn't the only Democrat making moves. Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona, who was elected to the Senate earlier this year after serving in the House, is set to travel to Iowa for the State Fair on Aug. 8. The Iowa fair is an anticipated stop for many presidential candidates since the state kicks off the presidential primary race for Republicans and is a critical state for the Democratic nomination, too. Trump won Iowa for the third consecutive time in 2024, solidifying its presence as reliably Republican-leaning, according to Axios. The state fair provides candidates with the perfect setting to mingle with voters, eat a corn dog and take selfies. Among Republicans, the likes of Trump, Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, and Vivek Ramaswamy made appearances at the fair in 2023. Democratic candidates — Joe Biden (as the incumbent president), Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Marianne Williamson — also attended the fair. After his visit, Gallego, a Democrat, will headline a town hall in Quad Cities Aug. 9, where he plans to talk about Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' that was signed into law last week. According to The Hill, he already held a virtual town hall in partnership with the Alaska Democratic Party last week, in response to the tax and spending bill's passage. Gallego's chief of staff, Raphael Chavez-Fernandez, told the Des Moines Register in a statement said that both Gallego and voters of Iowa understand what it's like to work hard for what you want. 'That's why he's headed to the Hawkeye State to call out those who backed Trump's billionaire tax scam at the expense of Iowa's good, hard-working people,' Fernandez said. 'Ruben's not afraid to say the quiet part out loud: that Iowa families are getting screwed.' In May, he held a town hall in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, one of the few suburban counties that shows no loyalty toward either party and typically indicates the larger voting pattern among suburban and rural voters. Gallego's packed travel schedule isn't a confirmation of his intent to run for president, but it hints at his interest. In an interview, Gallego said 'of course' a White House bid has crossed his mind, and that he had received encouragement from some donors and members of his party. But 'am I thinking about it right now? Absolutely not,' he told NBC News. Another 2028 potential candidate, Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland, recently made his way to the West to join a sea of tech, media and finance moguls at the so-called 'summer camp for billionaires' in Idaho. Apple CEO Tim Cook, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, Disney CEO Bob Iger and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are some names expected to attend the Sun Valley Conference from July 9 to 12. This marks Moore's second trip to the conference. He last attended it in 2023 and raised funds for the Democratic Governors Association, where he serves as the finance chair. Other politicians expected to be spotted in Idaho this week are former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, a Democrat, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican. Youngkin is also making appearances across U.S., potentially positioning himself to be in a good spot should the opportunity for a White House bid arise. Trump has dominated the last three GOP presidential races. The term-limited president jokes about running and serving another term, but, in May, he proposed national security adviser and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance as his possible successors. But that doesn't mean the door is closed for other candidates like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Youngkin. As Axios reported, Youngkin will visit Iowa and South Carolina for GOP events and fundraising later this month after popping up at state party events in California, New York and North Carolina.
Fox News
5 hours ago
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GOP lawmaker calls SJSU's latest chapter in trans athlete controversy 'highly disturbing'
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., reacted on Monday following a Fox News Digital report that the Mountain West Conference hired the same law firm to investigate the transgender athlete Brooke Fleming's misconduct allegations that the conference was using to defend the athlete's eligibility for the conference tournament in court. Kiley had been outspoken against transgender athletes competing against girls and women in sports and was at odds with California Gov. Gavin Newsom as the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the state over alleged Title IX violations. "The absurdity and unfairness of forcing young women and girls to compete against males also poses obvious safety risks," Kiley said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "The revelations from Fox News Digital are highly disturbing, but sadly unsurprising: the same institutions that willingly subject student-athletes to the risk of physical harm are failing to adequately respond when those harms materialize. "Fortunately, the tide has decisively turned against the backwards politicians and organizations who have defied common sense and biological reality in their attempt to undermine hard-won civil rights protections for female athletes." Former San Jose State women's volleyball player Brooke Slusser was the apparent target of an alleged plan by Fleming and a Colorado State player to have Slusser spiked in the face during an Oct. 3 game. Slusser was never spiked in the face during that game. Fleming had 10 errors as SJSU lost to Colorado State in straight sets. Fox News Digital previously reported that Mountain West hired the firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher (WFG) to investigate the allegations. The Mountain West hired the firm to handle the investigation in the same month that the same firm represented the conference to protect Fleming's eligibility in a request for preliminary injunction to have the trans athlete disqualified from women's competition and the conference tournament. The investigation was closed after three days, with Fleming being cleared of impropriety. But no evidence was ever disclosed by the conference, as Fleming went on to finish out the season, earn all-conference honors and even led SJSU all the way to the Mountain West championship game. The WFG attorney who led the investigation into allegations against Fleming, Tim Heaphy, later offered the school legal counsel to help it navigate a federal Title IX investigation over the same situation, as seen in public records obtained by Fox News Digital. The offer was declined. None of WFG's attorneys have been accused of violating any applicable rules of professional conduct. Fox News Digital reached out to the firm Wilkie Farr & Gallagher, the Mountain West Conference and the California State University system for a response on Kiley's statement. Slusser spoke late last month about the recent findings in an appearance on Fox News Channel's "America Reports." "It's obvious once this was put out into the public that there's so much bias in this situation, and they're trying to just sweep these things under the rug and not have to deal with it when there's obvious problems going on all over the place," she said. "They need to be held accountable for using the same law firm and not doing a thorough investigation because Title IX was built to protect women, and they're obviously deciding to protect the man in this situation when they were blatantly trying to harm a female athlete at their school, and they're still backing this male athlete and that's just wrong all over the place. And there's schools all over the nation doing this, they're just not getting the spotlight it deserves." Slusser ultimately hopes that no other female athletes have to deal with the same things she experienced. "The goal is to never have to let another female athlete go through what I did. The sport was ruined for me my senior season," she said. "So, the goal is to give back to those young girls who had the same dream that I did but to be able to love it the entire time." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
