Overview

• On “The Shawn Ryan Show” this week, Gov. Gavin Newsom accused President Donald Trump of “weakness masquerading as strength” and called him “a son of a bitch” for deploying thousands of National Guard troops to Los Angeles without state approval
• California’s lawsuit under the Posse Comitatus Act, filed by Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta in early June, challenges the legality of Trump’s unilateral mobilization and awaits appeals in federal court
• ICE continues its enforcement operations under a temporary restraining order in central California after large-scale raids in early June sparked protests and unrest
• Newsom warned that Trump’s military deployment has tarnished the National Guard’s reputation following its praised role in recent wildfire relief efforts
• He framed the troop deployment as a political stunt testing executive boundaries and defended undocumented immigrants as vital contributors to California’s $8.5 billion annual tax revenue