GOVERNOR: Yeah, no, we talked for almost 20 minutes, and he — barely this issue never came up. I mean, I kept trying to talk about LA, he wanted to talk about all these other issues. We had a very decent conversation.
S: When was this?
G: This was late Friday night, about 1:30 plus, his time.
S: After the protests had started here?
G: After the protests, and he never once brought up the National Guard. He’s a stone-cold liar, he said he did. Stone. Cold. Liar. Never did. It was a very civil conversation, I’ve always wanted to approach engagement with the President of the United States in a respectful and responsible way. But there’s no working with the President, there’s only working for him, and I will never work for Donald Trump.
S: Did you mention it all to him in that phone call on Friday night, the types of raids that were happening in your state on Friday? You know, there are reports that, and video of, enforcement operations happening in ways that they haven’t traditionally. ICE officers going to Home Depots around Los Angeles and picking off day laborers. Did you bring that up with him?
G: The conversation started with the frame of what’s happened in LA he immediately pivoted to other interests and other things that seemed to be more important
S: Do you think he was aware of what was happening in Los Angeles?
G: I think he — more than aware. And obviously he was setting this up to take these additional steps.
S: This was a setup?
G: Well, I’m not saying — he was setting things up, not saying it was a setup, but clearly they were in the process of moving to these next steps, because out of nowhere just [inaudible] few hours after that conversation, he moves to pull the trigger under this, this construct, under Title 10 and then created and exacerbated the conditions that are persisting today.
S: This is your authority, normally, to deploy the National Guard here. You did it, we were together after the fires and those National Guard troops have been out all across Los Angeles working to rebuild and recover this city. How did you find out that the President of the United States was going to usurp your authority and deploy your National Guard here in California?
G: I just — I got a call from a staffer. No heads up whatsoever. And again, we’re here to support local law enforcement. There’s a mutual aid process. Local law enforcement had no needs. They were not requesting any additional resources. I’ve got 100 now, I have 175 CHP officers, tactically trained officers, tactical teams, to address Donald Trump’s mess. We are here to support local law enforcement, the sheriff’s office, LAPD, but they didn’t need that support. He made this up. This is a manufactured crisis, in order to get under the intent, to start to stretch credulity, and to begin the process of moving inevitably towards a constitutional question and crisis around Posse Comitatus. And it’s, I think, inevitable, that’s where he’s going
S: Tom Homan, the border czar, said to me yesterday, he did not rule out literally arresting you, nor Mayor Bass if you interfere in his — which he said you hadn’t yet —
G: He’s a tough guy, why doesn’t he do that. He knows where to find me. But you know what? Lay your hands off four year old girls that are trying to get educated. Lay your hands off these poor people who are just trying to get — live their lives, man. Trying to live their lives, paying their taxes, been here 10 years. The fear, the horror, the hell is this guy? Come after me, arrest me. Let’s just get it over with. Tough guy, you know, I don’t give a damn. But I care about my community. I care about this community, the hell are they doing? These guys need to grow up. They need to stop and we need to push back. And I’m sorry to be so clear, but that kind of bloviating is exhausting. So Tom, arrest me. Let’s go.
S: The perception is there’s a lot of theatrics happening out there. Mayor Bass told me that she spoke directly to Tom Homan, has he reached out to you, have you reached out to him?
G: No, no. No
S: No communication whatsoever?
G: No, no. Direct communication and back and forth with Susie Wiles, and with the President in a phone conversation
S: There obviously are pockets of violence out there on the streets. How concerning is the violence in Los Angeles tonight? How widespread is it, too? You’re here, you’re monitoring it.
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/06/09/watch-governor-newsom-discusses-donald-trumps-mess-in-los-angeles/
GAVIN NEWSOM BEGS TOM HOMAN TO ARREST HIM!!
Please, oh, please!
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