On June 8, local time, California Governor Gavin Newsom posted on social platform X, listing the so-called "dictator's actions" and retweeting a video of Trump's speech to reporters that day.
△Screenshot of social media posts by Gavin Newsom
The White House has not responded to a request for media comment on this.
The U.S. federal government launched a large-scale immigration search in Los Angeles County for two consecutive days since the 6th, causing fierce conflict. On the 7th, Trump bypassed California Governor Newsom and directly ordered the dispatch of 2,000 National Guards to Los Angeles. This is the first time since 1965 that the US president has not requested the governor to mobilize the state National Guard.
On the morning of the 8th, the first batch of the U.S. National Guard entered Los Angeles. At noon that day, protesters clashed with the National Guard. White House officials, California governor, mayor and other Democratic governors have spoken out.
The mayor of Los Angeles strongly opposes: it is intentionally creating chaos
△Karen Bass/Photo source: Visual China
On June 8, local time, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass expressed his strong opposition to the federal government's dispatch of the National Guard to Los Angeles, saying that the move was "deliberately creating chaos" and "we don't need to put our city in siege."
Bass said in an interview with the media that she had previously communicated with Trump administration officials and clearly pointed out that the situation in Los Angeles is controllable and there is no need for federal forces to intervene.
She pointed out that Los Angeles had just experienced severe mountain fires at the beginning of the year, and the city was in the recovery stage, and now it has further aggravated the panic among citizens due to large-scale immigration raids and federal troops.
" "The last thing Los Angeles needs at the moment is this sense of chaos and fear, which has not helped us in any way," Bass emphasized.
The governors of 22 states in the United States jointly condemned: abuse of power
On June 8 local time, 22 Democratic governors issued a joint statement strongly condemning Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles, California.
The statement stated: "President Trump's decision to use the California National Guard is a shocking abuse of power. The governors of each state are the commander-in-chief of the National Guard. If the federal government unilaterally mobilizes the National Guard within its jurisdiction without the consultation of the governor, it will be both inefficient and dangerous."
The statement also expressed concern about Defense Secretary Peter Hegsey's remarks recently that "the Marines may be sent" to Los Angeles. The statement pointed out that since 1965, the US president has not deployed the National Guard at home without the request of the governor.
Although California Governor Gavin Newsom himself did not sign the statement, the statement ended with appreciation for Newsom's call for peace in protest.
The signers of the statement include New York Governor Casey Hochule, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and 2024 Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz.
Source: CCTV.com
