Newsom, who observers say is weighing a presidential run in 2028, has been full-throated in his insistence that Trump overstepped his authority by deploying troops to Los Angeles to quell days of unruly protests against immigration raids.
“California may be first, but it clearly will not end here,“ Newsom warned in the live-streamed address.
The actions of immigration agents -- who Newsom said had used unmarked cars to detain a heavily pregnant US citizen and a four-year-old girl -- are worrying precepts of the administration.
“Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves. But they do not stop there.”
“He’s declared a war, a war on culture, on history, on science, on knowledge itself,“ the 57-year-old Democrat said.
Newsom accused him of “forcing” the military “to put on a vulgar display to celebrate his birthday, just as other failed dictators have done in the past.”
“Congress is nowhere to be found,“ Newsom said.
“I know many of you are feeling deep anxiety, stress and fear,“ he said.
A presumed frontrunner for Democratic leadership, Newsom has made no secret of his political ambitions and has not shied away from a public showdown with Trump.
In the five days since the Los Angeles protests began, he has brawled with officials on social media and dared the Trump administration to make good on its threats to arrest him.
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