Newsom reacts to Trump’s National Guard court victory
California Governor Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump responded to the court’s decision allowing Trump to retain authority over the California National Guard.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, an outspoken Democrat who has long sparred with the commander-in-chief on social media, said he was on President Donald Trump’s “hit list” and noted that the Justice Department appeared to be investigating him and his wife.
“Today, my wife and I joined Donald Trump’s hit list. He directed the Justice Department to investigate us. They haven’t found a crime. They’re just trying to find a crime,” Newsom said in a video posted to X on June 15. “He’s not going after me because of some mean tweets, but because he’s considering me running for president.”
The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment.
Newsom said Trump “hates that I consistently criticize him. He is simply the most corrupt president in American history.”
Newsom said he and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, have “nothing to hide.”
“Mr. President, follow me. I’m not going anywhere,” Newsom continued. “The state is watching”
