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The White House took respective jabs astatine California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s reside to nan federation connected Tuesday nighttime arsenic his authorities navigates monolithic migration protests successful Los Angeles. 

Newsom, a Democrat, said successful nan reside that "Democracy is nether assault" arsenic he sparred pinch President Donald Trump complete nan administration’s determination to dispatch thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines to reside nan riots.

In response, White House adjunct to nan president and head of communications Steven Cheung accused Newsom of spending clip creating nan video alternatively than serving arsenic governor. Likewise, Cheung took a swipe astatine nan video’s audio, claiming nan accumulation value was akin to Newsom’s leadership. 

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Steven Cheung, spokesperson for erstwhile President Donald Trump, looks connected during a news convention pinch nan president, not pictured, astatine Trump National Golf Club successful Bedminster, New Jersey, connected Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"Gavin NewScum spent each this time--instead of doing his existent job-- preparing for a webinar conscionable for nan audio to not work," Cheung said successful a station connected X precocious Tuesday evening. "The accumulation value is conscionable for illustration his activity quality-- sh***y."

Additionally, Cheung suggested that Newsom had brought connected erstwhile President Joe Biden and erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris’ run manager, who some many times warned during nan 2024 run rhythm that a 2nd Trump word would airs a "threat to democracy." 

"NewScum must've hired Kamala and Biden's loser run squad because he saying this is simply a ‘threat to democracy,’" Cheung said. 

A spokesperson for Newsom did not instantly respond to a petition for remark from Fox News Digital. 

Other White House officials besides weighed successful connected Newsom’s reside to take sides nan Trump administration’s crackdown connected immigration. 

"American voters elected President Donald Trump to transportation retired his agenda, which includes enforcing nan migration laws passed by their elected representatives," lawman adjunct to nan president and main lawman communications head Alex Pfieffer said successful a station connected X connected Tuesday. "California is trying to subvert democracy."

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President Donald Trump, left, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. (Getty Images)

Newsom said successful nan reside that much than 200 group person been arrested successful relationship to nan protests and branded Trump’s determination to deploy troops to Los Angeles a "brazen maltreatment of power." 

"This isn’t conscionable astir protests present successful Los Angeles," Newsom said successful nan video. "This is astir each of us. This is astir you. California whitethorn beryllium first, but it intelligibly will not extremity here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is nether battle earlier our eyes."

White House lawman main of unit Stephen Miller besides responded to 1 of Newsom's posts connected X precocious Tuesday evening aft nan politician said nan Founding Fathers did not "live and dice to spot this moment," and urged for serene protests. Meanwhile, Miller shared a photograph of a shirtless man opinionated connected a conveyance and waving a California emblem successful beforehand of fumes pinch nan comment: "According to Governor Newsom, this is what nan Founders were fighting for." 

Trump has gone head-to-head pinch Newsom complete nan deployment of 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles pursuing protests sparked by ICE arrests successful nan metropolis connected Friday.

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Riots successful LA arsenic nan nationalist defender is deployed.

Demonstrators holding signs and flags look California National Guard members opinionated defender extracurricular nan Federal Building arsenic they protestation successful consequence to national migration operations successful Los Angeles connected June 9, 2025. (APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images)

While Trump has based on nan National Guard troops are basal to forestall demolition successful Los Angeles, Newsom said astir of nan troops "are sitting, unused, successful national buildings without orders." 

Additionally, Newsom based on that nan move violates authorities sovereignty because governors typically oversee National Guard troops. Trump invoked a rule to spot nan troops nether national bid successful bid to bypass Newsom. 

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"This isn’t astir nationalist safety," Newsom said successful a station connected X connected Monday. "It’s astir stroking a vulnerable President’s ego."

Diana Stancy is simply a authorities newsman pinch Fox News Digital covering nan White House. 

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