Trump attacks Gavin Newsom for trying to ‘Trump-proof’ California

The president-elect is targeting California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) after the governor vowed to “Trump-proof” the state.
President-elect Donald Trump handedly won the White House earlier this week over Vice President Kamala Harris in a historic election that saw large parts of the country shift conservative. In response to Trump’s win, Newsom called for a special session to protect the state’s progressive policies from a second Trump term.
After being largely quiet on social media following his victory, Trump took to Truth Social to rail against Newsom’s latest action.
“Governor Gavin Newscum is trying to KILL our Nation‘s beautiful California. For the first time ever, more people are leaving than are coming in. He is using the term ’Trump-Proof’ as a way of stopping all of the GREAT things that can be done to ‘Make California Great Again,’ but I just overwhelmingly won the Election,” Trump wrote.
“People are being forced to leave due to his, & other’s, INSANE POLICY DECISIONS, like the ridiculously rerouting of MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER A DAY FROM THE NORTH OUT INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN, rather than using it, free of charge, for the towns, cities, & farms dotted all throughout California,” he continued.
“They are making it impossible to build a reasonably priced car, the unchecked and unbalanced homeless catastrophe, & the cost of EVERYTHING, in particular ‘groceries,’ IS OUT OF CONTROL. Also, as an ‘AGENT’ for the United States of America on Voting & Elections, I will be DEMANDING THAT VOTER I.D., AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, ARE A NECESSARY PART AND COMPONENT OF THE VOTING PROCESS!” he added.
In a statement Thursday, Newsom said California is “ready to fight.”
Newsom’s office told The Associated Press that the governor and lawmakers are ready to “Trump-proof” California’s state laws. He called on the Legislature to meet in December and give the attorney general’s office more funding to fight federal challenges but did not give specifics.
State Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office spent the past year reviewing more than 120 lawsuits the state filed during Trump’s first term in preparation for new federal actions.
Bonta said to look at the votes in California: “We rejected him. We rejected his values. We rejected his agenda.”
He said his office has been working with Democratic attorneys general across the nation in anticipation of Trump winning to prepare game plans. The states could face a more robust battle this time around with a Republican-dominated Senate and possibly House.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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