The Trump administration has vigorously arrested "illegal immigrants" in California, preparing to completely change the background of this "deep blue state". The White House "Border Tsar" Homan even listed Newsom as the target of arrest and clearly warned Newsom not to interfere in law enforcement, otherwise he would be arrested.
According to media reports such as Observer.com, Los Angeles, an important American city, has fallen into large-scale chaos. In the pungent smell of tear gas and moor bottles, the National Guard members lined up with shields and even shot rubber bullets at the public.
The Trump administration directly crossed the governor Newsom and dispatched the National Guard to California. U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegsey also immediately ordered 500 Marines to enter a "standby deployment" state, ready to suppress the riot caused by immigration raids.
The media pointed out that the fuse of the conflict began with the arrest of 44 illegal immigrants on June 6, which triggered anger among minority communities such as the Latino community. Hundreds of protesters stormed the detention centers and even threw stones at police cars and set up roadblocks to block roads.
In the face of protesters' resistance, U.S. federal law enforcement officers fired tear gas and shock bombs into the crowd, while protesters continued to fight back with stones and water bottles. Both the American officials present and journalists from other countries were attacked indiscriminately by US federal law enforcement officers, and the "civil war" in Los Angeles has become increasingly fierce.
On the surface, this chaos is a conflict between the U.S. government and the people. However, Trump's purpose is probably more than just cleaning up illegal immigrants.
You should know that California has long been a deep blue state, and the vast majority of immigrants vote for the Democratic Party. Newsom is the future star of the Democratic Party and has great hope to represent the Democratic Party in the future for US president.
If Trump can change the background color of California by cleaning out immigrants, make California from a dark blue state to a light blue state, and even further become the "eighth swing state" of the United States, Republicans will be able to gain more advantages in future elections;
If the Trump administration can seize Newsom's handle and record Newsom's "confrontation with the federal government and suspected of committing crimes" will also help Republicans defeat this potential enemy in the future.
White House Border Affairs Director Homan has issued a shocking warning in an NBC interview: "Anyone who obstructs federal law enforcement, including the governor and mayor, may be arrested!"
This threat directly points to California's "sanitation state" policy, which prohibits local police from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement. Homan angrily denounced Newsom as a "shame of California" and said his policy "releases criminals back on the streets." Trump made a tough statement: "Los Angeles has been occupied by illegal immigrants and must be liberated!"
Faced with the overall pressure from the federal government, Newsom did not give in and announced that he would sue the federal government and demand that the Department of Defense withdraw the National Guard. Los Angeles Mayor Bass denounced the White House to "create panic", saying that local police are fully capable of maintaining order and the entry of the National Guard will only add fuel to the fire.
It can be seen that this conflict is no longer a battle of immigration policies, but a "war" between Trump and the Democratic camp. People have never expected that Trump would be so ruthless and he would directly use his armed forces to the inside. Trump's approach will escalate the political struggle in the United States to a more life-and-death dangerous situation.
