The California governor urged Americans to stand up to Mr. Trump, calling it a “perilous moment” for democracy and the country’s long-held legal norms.
“California may be first, but it clearly won’t end here,” Mr. Newsom said, speaking to cameras from a studio in Los Angeles.
Mr. Newsom spoke on the fifth day of protests in Los Angeles against federal immigration raids that have sent fear and anger through many communities in Southern California.
“Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves,” Mr. Newsom said in his speech.
But he has been using every communication channel possible to raise alarms about the extraordinary measures Mr. Trump has taken to mobilize the military for domestic uses.
Gov. In an address that was broadcast on television on Tuesday night, Gavin Newsom argued that President Trump’s deployment of military personnel to immigration demonstrations in Los Angeles has brought the country dangerously close to authoritarianism.
Declaring it a “perilous moment” for democracy and the nation’s long-standing legal norms, the governor of California urged Americans to oppose Mr. Trump.
Speaking to cameras from a Los Angeles studio, Mr. Dot Newsom stated, “California may be first, but it clearly won’t end here.”. Next up are other states. Democracy comes next. “.”.
He continued, “Democracy is being attacked in front of our very eyes — the time we have been dreading has come.”.
Mr. Newsom gave a speech on the fifth day of demonstrations against federal immigration raids in Los Angeles, which have infuriated and alarmed many Southern California communities. He claimed that Mr. Trump had “inflamed a combustible situation” by assuming command of the National Guard in California and mobilizing 700 Marines and 4,000 troops.
His Tuesday night speech, titled “Democracy at a Crossroads,” sounded national in scope, and the governor is regarded as a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028. The first few minutes had audio issues, but it was broadcast on some national networks and on Mr. Dot Newsom’s social media accounts.
Mr. Newsom’s platform has expanded due to the current political impasse, and he has been engaged in combat with President Trump and Republicans on social media and in interviews for a number of days.
“People who are least able to defend themselves are the first targets of authoritarian regimes,” Mr. Dot Newsom stated in his speech. However, they don’t end there. Because it gives them more authority and control, division is what Trump and his supporters thrive on. “.”.
Mr. Dot Newsom, who has dyslexia and detests giving formal speeches by reading from a teleprompter, made an unusual move by giving the address. Nonetheless, he has been raising concerns about Mr. Trump’s extraordinary actions to mobilize the military for domestic purposes through every available communication channel.
No president has used National Guard forces to put an end to unrest without the governor’s approval since the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
