ICE Protests in L.A.
Trump Says He’d Arrest Newsom
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President Trump took his Border Czar’s feedback about arresting California officers — together with the state governor and the mayor of L.A. — to the following stage Monday, declaring he would have Gavin Newsom arrested instantly.
On Saturday night time, the second night time of road protests — some fairly violent — towards ICE arrests of undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles County, Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan appeared to threaten to place California Gov. Gavin Newsom and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass in handcuffs in the event that they bought in the way in which of the federal raids.
“I’ll say it about anyone,” Homan said, responding particularly as to if his risk of detaining any obstructionist included state officers like Newsom and Bass. “You cross that line, it’s a felony to knowingly harbor and conceal an unlawful alien. It’s a felony to impede regulation enforcement doing their job.”
TMZ.com
Newsom responded angrily and known as Homan a “powerful man” on digital camera Sunday night time, and stated, “Go forward and arrest me, let’s go.” The back-and-forth comes as Trump federalized California state Nationwide Guard troops and ordered them into L.A. to cope with the protests.
MSNBC
Requested on the White Home garden Monday about Newsom’s provocation of Homan and whether or not Homan ought to arrest the governor, Trump stated … “I’d do it if I had been Tom, I feel it is nice.”
The President of the US simply known as for the arrest of a sitting Governor.
This can be a day I hoped I’d by no means see in America.
I don’t care should you’re a Democrat or a Republican this can be a line we can’t cross as a nation — that is an unmistakable step towards… pic.twitter.com/tsTX1nrHAu
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 9, 2025
@GavinNewsom
Trump continued … “He is completed a horrible job. I like Gavin Newsom, he is a pleasant man, however he is grossly incompetent.”
Trump additionally had phrases for the protesters … “The individuals which can be inflicting the issue are skilled agitators, they’re insurrectionists, they’re dangerous individuals, they need to be in jail. Thanks.”
Newsom responded with a put up on X … “The President of the US simply known as for the arrest of a sitting Governor. This can be a day I hoped I’d by no means see in America. I don’t care should you’re a Democrat or a Republican this can be a line we can’t cross as a nation — that is an unmistakable step towards authoritarianism.”
Fox 11 Los Angeles
Homan on Monday clarified his Saturday night time feedback, telling NBC Information, “I by no means threatened to arrest Governor Newsom.”
