Overview

• President Trump said on June 18 that his “hatred” toward Governor Newsom could make it harder for California to secure its $40 billion wildfire relief request submitted in February.
• He has diverted over half of the 300-member CalGuard Task Force Rattlesnake from firefighting to support immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles.
• A federal judge ruled last week that Trump’s federalization of the California National Guard was illegal, a decision now under appeal before the Ninth Circuit.
• California is battling eight active wildfires with evacuations ordered near Sacramento and San Diego, and CAL FIRE crews are filling gaps left by pulled National Guard troops.
• Governor Newsom has sued the administration, asserting that the president overstepped his authority by federalizing the state’s National Guard without his consent.