The new video shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom making himself the leader of Trump’s resistance.
See one weekend how Los Angeles’ protests intensified
What began as a small protest against Friday’s immigration attacks has swelled into large demonstrations throughout the weekend. This is what happened.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has accused Donald Trump of “taking the wrecking ball” of democracy and urged Americans to “stomp the wrecking ball” for him in a new video showing Democrats making themselves the leader of national resistance to the president.
“This is about all of us, this is about you,” Newsom said in a video released on June 10th.
Newsom, widely seen as a candidate for the president in 2028, clashed with Trump over the president’s decision to order California State Guard troops and the US Marines on the streets of Los Angeles after violent protests over immigration enforcement efforts. Trump has urged security guards to the federal government over Newsom’s objections and file a lawsuit in California.
Trump argued that this move was necessary to maintain order.
“If we weren’t involved, Los Angeles would be on fire right now,” Trump said on June 10 in his oval office.
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Newsom said the protests were “engaged” and that things had escalated due to the president’s actions.
“This brave abuse of power by a sitting president has put and put our people, our officers, and even the National Guard at risk,” Newsmom said in the video.
White House communications director Stephen Chan ridiculed Newsom’s video and wrote about X. “We must have hired Kamala and Biden’s loser campaign team.”
Trump and Newsom have long relationships that have often been criticized, but are sometimes friendly. Now it is moving towards a new level of public conflict.
Newsom portrays the fight in harsh words, urging many Democrats to gather by his side as they are looking for someone to take on Trump.
“What Donald Trump wants most is your faithfulness, your silence, to conspire in this moment,” Newsom said in the video. “Don’t give in to him.”
