Trump Asked Why He Thinks He Can Arrest Gavin Newsom — Says He Committed ‘Crime’ of ‘Running For Governor’

Kipp Jones Jun 9th, 2025, 4:36 pm

President Donald Trump on Monday defended his threat to arrest Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom , suggesting that his leadership failures amounted to a criminal offense.

Asked directly by a reporter what crime Newsom had committed, Trump responded, “I think his primary crime is running for governor because he’s done such a bad job.”

Trump was fielding questions from the media in the State Dining Room at the White House when a reporter asked about threats to arrest Newsom from him and his border czar Tom Homan .

“But you have a governor who let the city burn down, didn’t want water to be sent down to him,” Trump complained ab

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