Overview

• Newsom said “It didn’t need the National Guard to be called in” on the Shawn Ryan Show, calling scenes of troops on horseback through soccer fields a display of weakness masquerading as strength.
• He warned the federal response has tarnished the California National Guard’s reputation after its praised deployment to fight wildfires earlier this year.
• The governor’s remarks come as the Ninth Circuit weighs California’s lawsuits under the Insurrection Act and Posse Comitatus Act over the activation of up to 5,000 Guard troops and U.S. Marines in Los Angeles without state approval.
• Federal immigration enforcement continues with more than 57,000 migrants detained nationwide and nearly 2,800 deported in the Los Angeles area, fueling ongoing protests and policy debates.
• Newsom defended undocumented workers as essential to California’s economy, citing their $8.5 billion annual tax contribution and their role as 41 percent of the state’s construction labor force.