Tensions between the Trump administration and Gavin Newsom boiled over on Monday, with President Donald Trump supporting the idea of the California governor’s arrest.

“I would do it,” Trump said of arresting Newsom. “He's a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent.”

Los Angeles residents mounted a weekend of protests against ICE raids in the city. The president escalated tensions, going over Newsom's head to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to the area. Over the weekend, federal border czar Tom Homan threatened to arrest Newsom if he interfered with ongoing immigration enforcement efforts in Los Angeles.

“I’ll say it about anybody,” Homan said. “You cross that line, it’s a felony to knowingly harbor and conceal an illegal alien. It’s a felony to impede law enforcement doing the

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