California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday invoked Alabama as being one of the “top three murder states in America” while claiming President Donald Trump’s focus on crime is disingenuous.

Newsom rattled off the crime rates in other Southern states like Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.

He noted the crime rates in those states are higher than California’s and argued that the National Guard is better served in those places than the Golden State.

“Alabama’s top three murder states in America. Where’s the president of the United States? I thought he cared? These are the folks, these are his states that voted for him,” Newsom said.

According to FBI crime statistics from 2022 , Alabama’s homicide rate of 10.9 per 100,000 people is the fourth-highest of any state.

The governor accused Tru

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