Newsom Fires Back at Trump Over National Guard Threat

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Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California, has rejected President Donald Trump's renewed threat to send the National Guard back to the state, stating that the troops should "sleep on the floor again" if that's what the White House wants. This online feud comes as a federal judge ruled that Trump's use of the National Guard in Los Angeles was illegal, a significant blow to the president as he prepares to deploy the military to other U.S. cities. The photo posted by Newsom appears to date from the Trump administration's deployment of roughly 4,000 troops to Los Angeles in June, part of broader efforts to quell protests in the city against the White House's mass immigration crackdown.

Key Takeaways:

  • Governor Newsom has rejected President Trump's threat to send the National Guard back to California, stating that the troops should "sleep on the floor again" if that's what the White House wants.
  • A federal judge has ruled that Trump's use of the National Guard in Los Angeles was illegal, a significant blow to the president.
  • The photo posted by Newsom appears to date from the Trump administration's deployment of roughly 4,000 troops to Los Angeles in June.
  • Newsom has accusing the president of dispatching the National Guard without any forward planning, and therefore "without fuel, food, water, or a place to sleep".
  • Newsom has led the backlash against Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, and is now pursuing a federal legal action against the White House challenging the legality of the deployment.
  • Newsom has emerged as one of Trump's most virulent prominent critics, using online posts to troll the MAGA White House with online posts as part of a wider apparent effort to emulate the kind of viral appeal that won Trump the election last year.
  • Newsom has said he's imitating the president's tactics in order to hold a mirror up to the Republican administration.

Statistics:

  • 4,000: The number of troops deployed to Los Angeles by the Trump administration in June.
  • 700: The number of Marines deployed to Los Angeles, which are also part of the federal legal action pursued by the California attorney general's office.
  • 2028: The year in which Newsom has been tipped as a prospective Democratic challenger to the GOP for the presidential polls.

Sources:

  • "Trump Orders In Marines in Dramatic Escalation of LA Protests" by The Daily Beast.
  • "Major Blow to Trump as Judge Rules Troop Deployment Unlawful" by The Daily Beast.
  • "Gavin Newsom Mocks Fox Medical Expert Marc Siegel Backing Donald Trump's Health" by The Daily Beast.
  • "California Governor Gavin Newsom Trolls Donald Trump's Threat of Sending Troops to California with Sleeping Troops Post" by The Daily Beast.