Gavin Newsom Slams Trump, Calls Him a ‘Son of a B-itch

About a month after National Guard troops and federal officers on horseback descended on MacArthur Park, where children at a summer day camp were reportedly present, California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed Donald Trump for deploying the U.S. military to Los Angeles.

“They’re sitting there on horses with American flags, running through soccer fields, scaring kids in the middle of the day at a summer camp. For what? Just toughness,” Newsom said on The Shawn Ryan Show. “It’s a weakness masquerading as strength.”

Newsom then slammed Trump, whose administration’s ICE raids have devastated many small businesses, particularly those within large immigrant communities. “That’s what I don’t like about this son of a bitch,” said the governor. “He calls me ‘Newscum.’ How do I explain that to my kid? Now, I have my kids’ friends calling my kids ‘Newscum.’ That I get, because I was called that in seventh grade, but not by a 79 year old.” He added: “Model better goddamn behavior.”

Last month, Trump mobilized thousands of National Guard troops to L.A. amid anti-Immigrations and Customs Enforcements (ICE) protests in Los Angeles without the request or consent of city and state officials. Newsom has remained vehemently critical of the president, lambasting Trump for inciting chaos, using valuable resources, and militarizing city streets.

In a ruling against the Trump administration on Friday, a federal judge temporarily blocked federal agents from using racial profiling to make indiscriminate immigration arrests. For the past month, agents have conducted raids in public and at workplaces across Southern California, showing up at Home Depots, restaurants, and car washes and arresting Spanish-speaking day laborers on immigration charges.

“Justice prevailed today,” wrote Newsom on social media following the ruling. “The court’s decision puts a temporary stop to federal immigration officials violating people’s rights and racial profiling. California stands with the law and the Constitution — and I call on the Trump Administration to do the same.”