Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday tore into California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for suggesting the unrest in Los Angeles is a consequence of federal involvement in state and local law enforcement efforts.
“Gavin Newsom says he didn't have a problem until Trump got involved,” Vance wrote in a post on X, attaching two photos that he said were taken before Trump ordered the National Guard to protect border patrol agents in California.
One depicted rioters appearing to attack a “border patrol” van, and another depicted a car set ablaze. The Hill was not able to verify the authenticity of the photos.
“Does this look like ‘no problem’?” Vance asked.
Vance suggested Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass “fomented and encouraged the riots,” with the goal of promoting mass migration into the U.S., adding, “It is their reason for being.”
“If you want to know why illegal aliens flocked to your state, stop accusing Donald Trump. Look in the mirror,” Vance said. “If you want to know why border patrol fear for their lives over enforcing the law, look in the mirror.”
Vance pointed to California’s Medicaid expansion last year to low-income undocumented immigrants as an example of a policy that has “encouraged mass migration into California.”
Newsom has since proposed ending new Medicaid enrollment for undocumented adults, but his proposal faces resistance from the state legislature.
“Your policies that protected those migrants from common sense law enforcement. Your policies that offered massive welfare benefits to reward illegal immigrants. Your policies that allowed those illegal migrants (and their sympathizers) to assault our law enforcement. Your policies that allowed Los Angeles to turn into a war zone,” Vance continued.
“You sure as hell had a problem before President Trump came along. The problem is YOU,” Vance added.
Vance’s post is the latest in a back-and-forth between the administration and Newsom, who has resisted Trump’s extraordinary steps to deploy 4,000 National Guard troops to the area and mobilize 700 active-duty marines.
Newsom has insisted that the situation was under control before the Trump administration escalated tensions by making a provocative show of force. He accused Trump of “intentionally causing chaos, terrorizing communities and endangering the principles of our great democracy.”
After Trump suggested his border czar arrest Newsom, the California governor responded by saying, “The President of the United States just called for the arrest of a sitting Governor. This is a day I hoped I would never see in America.”
“I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican this is a line we cannot cross as a nation — this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism,” Newsom added Monday afternoon.
Vance then replied to Newsom, saying, “Do your job. That’s all we’re asking.”
“Do YOUR job. We didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved. Rescind the order. Return control to California,” Newsom responded, prompting Vance’s latest response.
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