SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Just days after the 2024 Election, the political feud between California's Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom and now Republican President-elect Donald Trump has reigned as Trump is set to embark on his second term.
Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to criticize Newsom for wanting to "Trump-proof" California.
Trump wrote that Newsom "is trying to KILL our Nation’s beautiful California...He is using the term “Trump-Proof” as a way of stopping all of the GREAT things that can be done to 'Make California Great Again,' but I just overwhelmingly won the Election."
Trump went on to say that people are leaving California "due to (Newsom), & other’s, INSANE POLICY DECISIONS."
Read the full post here.
On Thursday, Newsom called for lawmakers to convene a special session later this year to protect the state’s progressive policies on climate change, reproductive rights and immigration ahead of another Trump presidency.
“The freedoms we hold dear in California are under attack — and we won’t sit idle,” Newsom, who reportedly has ambitions on the national stage, said in a statement. “California has faced this challenge before, and we know how to respond. We are prepared to fight in the courts, and we will do everything necessary to ensure Californians have the support and resources they need to thrive.”
Newsom’s office told The Associated Press that the governor and lawmakers are ready to “Trump-proof” California’s state laws.
Newsom's announcement Thursday called on state lawmakers to give the state's attorney general’s office more funding to fight federal challenges.