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Fox News@FoxNews · Jun 17, 2025

"President Trump has betrayed our soldiers, the American people, and our core traditions." @GavinNewsom argues that…

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California Governor Gavin Newsom criticizes President Trump's response to Los Angeles unrest, arguing that federal troop deployments traumatize communities rather than protect them and constitute tyranny. Newsom claims Trump prioritizes personal loyalty over constitutional principles and calls on Americans to resist what he describes as a threat to democracy.

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  1. #1

    "President Trump has betrayed our soldiers, the American people, and our core traditions." @GavinNewsom argues that @realDonaldTrump is trying to destroy our democracy — how Americans can prevent that from happening 🧵

  2. #2

    "President Donald Trump is not opposed to lawlessness and violence, so long as it serves him. His supposed concern for the men and women in uniform is not based on their loyalty to this country and its people, but to him and his cause." — @GavinNewsom

  3. #3

    Democrat governor @GavinNewsom claims "families" are being targeted by the Trump administration, not just criminals. "The deployment of federal soldiers in L.A. doesn’t protect our communities – it traumatizes them... this is not public safety, this is tyranny."

  4. #4

    The California governor believes we are in a "perilous moment." @GavinNewsom adds: "This is about far more than L.A. It’s about more than California. This is about all of us – it’s about you."

  5. #5

    Gov. @GavinNewsom slammed the @realDonaldTrump administration after fellow Democrat @SenAlexPadilla. "His administration has manhandled and handcuffed U.S. Senator Alex Padilla for asking the Secretary of Homeland Security a question."

  6. #6

    Gov. @GavinNewsom claims what @realDonaldTrump wants most is "your silence." "Do not give in to him. Do not let him win. If we stand together, as neighbors, as communities, as states, we will win."

  7. #7

    What do you think of @realDonaldTrump's response to the riots in Los Angeles?