U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday mentioned he would assist the arrest of California Governor Gavin Newsom over potential obstruction of his administration’s immigration enforcement measures amid protests within the state.
Trump border czar Tom Homan on Saturday threatened to arrest anybody who obstructed enforcement efforts within the state, together with Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Both sharply criticized the Republican president’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles.
“I would do it if I were Tom. I think it’s great. Gavin likes the publicity but I think it would be a great thing,” Trump mentioned when he returned to the White House.
Newsom, a Democrat, responded that he hoped he would by no means see the day {that a} president known as for the arrest of a sitting governor within the United States.
“I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican this is a line we cannot cross as a nation — this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism,” Newsom mentioned in a publish on X.
Source: www.anews.com.tr