Trump administration border czar Tom Homan said Monday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom has “failed that state” and is “late to the game” in addressing protests that culminated with demonstrators clashing with authorities over the weekend, furthering the finger-pointing between state officials and the White House.
Homan, who appeared Monday on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends,” said there had been “no discussion of arresting Newsom” within the Trump administration but warned that “no one is above the law.” Newsom, for his part, had dared Homan over the weekend to arrest him: “Come after me. Arrest me,” the California governor told NBC News. “Let’s just get it over with, tough guy.”
At the heart of the back-and-forth between Newsom and Homan is the unrest in Los Angeles sparked on Friday by series of immigration raids in which federal authorities arrested more than 40 people. Angry protesters swarmed LA’s streets, blocking a major highway and setting vehicles on fire while law enforcement fired tear gas, rubber bullets and detonated flash bangs. President Donald Trump responded by federalizing the California National Guard — a step not taken Lyndon Johnson did it in Alabama in 1965 — and deploying 2,000 troops to Los Angeles.
Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass both blamed Trump’s decision to federalize and deploy the California National Guard for fueling the clashes. The California governor called the move “unlawful” and urged the president to rescind it. But Homan said it was Newsom who had failed to address the violence, promising a quick and forceful federal response.
“He’s failed that state. He waited two days of that city burning, officers being assaulted, before he made a declaration of unlawful assembly,” Homan told Fox News. “He’s late to the game. President Trump isn’t late to the game.”
The chaotic situation comes as the Trump administration’s push to deport migrants in the U.S. illegally hit record highs last week — including 2,300 arrests last Thursday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the most ever in a single day for that agency. The White House has vowed to increase the number of deportations each day, with White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller allegedly calling for the deportation of at least 3,000 migrants a day.
Democrats, including former Vice President Kamala Harris and California Rep. Maxine Waters, have rallied around Newsom and argued the administration’s actions over the weekend were intended to “stoke fear.” Newsom himself said Monday in a post to the social media platform X that “local law enforcement didn’t need help” but that “Trump sent troops anyway — to manufacture chaos and violence.” He said Monday that he’s planning to sue the Trump administration.
“Now things are destabilized and we need to send in more law enforcement just to clean up Trump’s mess,” the governor said.
Trump’s border czar blames California governor for LA unrest
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