THANKLESS TASK

Trump Demands Thanks From Newsom as L.A. Crisis Rages On

It’s unlikely the California governor will be offering him any.

Donald Trump suggested Gov. Gavin Newsom of California should be grateful for his interventions in Los Angeles as unrest continues after the president’s decision to send in federal troops. “Incompetent Gavin Newscum should have been THANKING me for the job we did in Los Angeles, rather than making sad excuses for the poor job he has done,” he wrote on Truth Social Thursday night. “If it weren’t for me getting the National Guard into Los Angeles, it would be burning to the ground right now!” Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, both Democrats, have accused Trump of creating the very chaos he claimed to be quashing when he ordered thousands of National Guard troops to L.A. over the weekend. Demonstrations have continued this week, as have the federal immigration raids they’re protesting. Trump and Newsom, meanwhile, have been dueling on social media and in the courts. A federal judge ruled Thursday night that Trump’s deployments were “illegal,” but the ruling was temporarily paused on appeal—meaning Trump will be able to keep the National Guard in the city for now.

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