California governor Gavin Newsom has sent a direct message to US President Donald Trump as violent clashes continue in Los Angeles. Protesters and the authorities were embroiled in violent clashes overnight on Sunday (8 June), with hordes of demonstrators flocking to the streets against the Trump administration’s immigration raids in the city. In an interview with MSNBC, Mr Newsom described the protests as “unacceptable”, stating “anarchists are there to cause problems and are just playing into Donald Trump’s hands”. He added: “At the end of the day, Donald Trump is the sponsor of these conditions.”

Governor Gavin Newsom urged Californians to keep calm and not give the president ‘what he wants’

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, in a letter to the Trump administration, called the deployment of troops “unlawful” and a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”

Horrifying scenes of violence have stretched into a third day and sparked a political war of words between Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom.

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California governor Gavin Newsom has sent a direct message to US President Donald Trump as violent clashes continue in Los Angeles. Protesters and the authorities were embroiled…

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El gobernador demócrata Gavin Newsom asegura que acudirá a los tribunales para que el presidente retire la orden de movilización de 2.000 soldados en Los Ángeles

Trump is "unhinged right now," Gov. Gavin Newsom said, accusing the president of making the situation in LA worse by federalizing National Guard troops.

President Donald Trump said he would support arresting California Gov. Gavin Newsom and called the rioters in Los Angeles 'insurrectionists.'

Trump lashed out at Newsom - who has been tipped as a possible 2028 presidential candidate - over unrest, saying: ‘He’s done a terrible job’.

California governor has no choice but to halt his drift Right-ward after US president ‘invades’ his state with troops

"This is a day I hoped I would never see in America," the California governor said on social media.

President Trump said that Gov. Gavin Newsom should be arrested for his governance of California, while Mr. Newsom issued a barrage of retorts online.

Protests against immigration raids by the Trump administration spring up in at least nine other US cities.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has clashed in several GOP officials over the hostile LA protests from Vice President JD Vance to U.S. Senator Tom Cotton.

Gavin Newsom’s position carries both risks and rewards for a governor considering a 2028 run for the White House.

President Trump yesterday ordered an additional 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 US Marines to deploy to LA after 2,000 troops arrived Sunday, prompting backlash from Newsom

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