Over the years, Trump has threatened to intercede in the state’s long-running homeless crisis, vowed to withhold federal wildfire aid as political leverage in a dispute over water rights, called on police to shoot people robbing stores and warned residents “your children are in danger” because of illegal immigration.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom had sued Trump in an attempt to block the deployment of federal troops in the city, which Newsom has called a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”

Trump demands a ‘Thank You’ from Newsom after appeals court delays bid to boot military from Los Angeles - A late-night decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow to California Governo

What the judge rules, and the likely appeals that follow, may alter decades of understanding about the roles of governors and the White House in quelling domestic unrest.

The White House stepped up its criticism of Calfornia Gov. Gavin Newsom after the Demorcat attacked President Donald Trump in a nationally televised speech.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) will address Californians at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday as the standoff between the governor and the Trump administration over the Los Angeles riots continues to simmer. Newsom announced the address Tuesday evening,

The California governor has leaned into opposing Trump’s actions in Los Angeles. The politics are tricky for potential 2028 presidential candidates.

The governor highlighted his work with ICE in California but said that President Trump was “trying to gin things up to create problems” at protests.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended President Trump deploying National Guard to L.A., stating Gavin Newsom is "choos[ing] rioters and criminal illegals" over American law enforcement.

The conservative CNN pundit wasn't impressed with the California governor's dramatic words amid the LA protests.