The governor bragged about working with ICE in California but said that President Trump was “trying to gin things up to create problems” at protests.

The White House stepped up its criticism of Calfornia Gov. Gavin Newsom after the Demorcat attacked President Donald Trump in a nationally televised speech.

President Donald Trump demanded thanks from California Gov. Gavin Newsom Thursday after sending active-duty troops and the National Guard into Los Angeles against his wishes. The president deployed 4,

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended President Trump deploying National Guard to L.A., stating Gavin Newsom is "choos[ing] rioters and criminal illegals" over American law enforcement.

Gavin Newsom (D) warned in a primetime address Tuesday amid President Donald Trump’s military response to the Los Angeles protests that this “assault” on democracy will spread across the country if Trump continues to go unchecked.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom gave a televised address on Tuesday in the wake of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations that sparked days of protests in the Los Angeles area and the deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops and U.