'I would': Trump says he'd arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom [View all]
Source: USA Today
Amid a mounting legal clash between the federal government and the state of California, President Donald Trump suggested his border czar Tom Homan should arrest Gov. Gavin Newsom.
“I would do it … I think it would be a great thing,” Trump said June 9 when asked if Homan should arrest the governor, who has challenged the administration’s mobilization of National Guard troops to crack down on violent protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles. The president also attacked Newsom as "grossly incompetent."
Newsom was aghast: "The President of the United States just called for the arrest of a sitting Governor. This is a day I hoped I would never see in America," he said on X.
"I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican," Newsom wrote. "This is a line we cannot cross as a nation − this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism."
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/06/09/trump-arrest-california-governor-newsom/84116920007/
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