Overview

• President Trump told reporters he would support Tom Homan arresting Gov. Gavin Newsom, praising the idea despite no evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
• Border czar Tom Homan clarified there has been no discussion of arresting Newsom and confirmed he lacks the legal authority to make arrests.
• Newsom denounced the president’s remarks as an authoritarian overreach and publicly challenged federal agents to “arrest me,” calling out bluster.
• Thousands of demonstrators in Los Angeles have protested recent immigration raids and the deployment of federal forces.
• Newsom is preparing a lawsuit against the administration over its activation of the National Guard in Los Angeles.