Gavin Newsom locks horns with Trump in a politically defining moment
- Senator Tommy Tuberville publicly clashed with California Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday over crime rates and National Guard deployment in Los Angeles.
- The dispute arose after Newsom claimed Alabama's homicide rate is three times higher than California's, despite California having over three times the total homicides in 2022.
- Tuberville joined President Trump in calling for Newsom's arrest, accusing him of delaying National Guard deployment for political reasons amid riots triggered by ICE immigration raids.
- California recorded 2,304 homicides in 2022 versus Alabama's 706, but Alabama's rate was 14.9 per 100,000 compared to California's 5.9, reflecting population differences.
- This ongoing conflict underscores deep political tensions over immigration enforcement and public safety, with implications for leadership credibility and federal-state relations.
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Gavin Newsom has been facing Donald Trump for a week in a judicial and media arm on protest funds in Los Angeles. A battle that put the governor of California in the spotlight. At stake, his political future on the national stage?
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