Gavin Newsom warns 'democracy is under assault' in speech blasting Trump's immigration tactics

California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a scathing code Tuesday nighttime that took purpose astatine President Donald Trump’s federalization of the National Guard and usage of Marines to quell protests successful Los Angeles.

The Democratic governor, who is considered a imaginable 2028 statesmanlike candidate, blasted the president's migration enforcement tactics successful remarks designed for a nationalist assemblage aft days of clashes betwixt protesters and instrumentality enforcement.

“This is astir each of us. This is astir you. California whitethorn beryllium first, but it intelligibly volition not extremity here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is nether battle earlier our eyes. This infinitesimal we person feared has arrived," Newsom said.

"Authoritarian regimes statesman by targeting radical who are slightest capable to support themselves. But they bash not halt there," helium said.

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“Trump and his loyalists, they thrive connected part due to the fact that it allows them to instrumentality much powerfulness and exert adjacent much control. And by the way, Trump, he’s not opposed to lawlessness and violence, arsenic agelong arsenic it serves him,” Newsom said, citing the Jan. 6 riot astatine the U.S. Capitol.

“The regularisation of instrumentality has progressively been fixed mode to the regularisation of Don,” helium added.

The White House did not instantly respond to a petition for remark Tuesday night.