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'Purely For Theatre And Antics': Gavin Newsom Torches Trump For Federalizing National Guard In LA
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During a press briefing on Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) was asked about President Trump's decision to federalize the National Guard amid anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles.
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with the dialogue with the federal government.
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Look at what happened in Texas.
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Talk about the National Guard.
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I know you're getting 150 of them back,
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but if there were to be another fire here,
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which could happen at any time,
00:11
how Texas kind of shows that we really do need those guard troops.
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Well, you've got 5,000 people between those that have been federalized,
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the National Guard, men and women, and the U.S. Marines in L.A.,
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well, or in armories waiting around for assignments.
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They've been taking off the crews
00:33
that are doing vegetation and forest management.
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Those are our rattlesnake teams.
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They've been taking off our counter-narcotics task forces
00:40
addressing the issues of fentanyl
00:42
and dealing with border-related issues.
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These are teachers.
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These are firefighters.
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I'll repeat that.
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The National Guard that have been federalized
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are teachers, firefighters, paramedics.
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These are folks that are not on the job to protect you
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purely for theater and antics.
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Less than 20% have been directed for any formal role.
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The rest are sitting around doing nothing except feeding,
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feeding the ego of the President of the United States,
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who is shrinking every single day in the eyes of the American people.
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Let them get back home.
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Let them get back to work.
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Governor, if Trump makes good on his promise to scale back FEMA,
01:45
what is California preparing to do to backfill that shortfall?
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And do you have any concerns that your relationship with the President
01:51
may impact the future of federal assistance for California?
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Well, you can't backfill the elimination of FEMA.
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There's no state in America, even the most endowed state,
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$4.1 trillion a year economy, largest in this nation,
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fourth largest in the world.
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We don't have the resources to ultimately do that,
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but we have increased our discretionary reserves
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as a consequence of those concerns,
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so we can front-load some of that.
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And we were very mindful on the $4.5 billion,
02:24
what we refer to as an S-F-E-U,
02:27
in our budget of that concern and that question.
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And as it relates to working with the President,
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I've maintained this posture through other difficult
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and challenging times, including COVID.
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Open hand, not a closed fist when it comes to emergency preparedness
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and emergency planning, recovery, and renewal.
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Period, full stop.
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That should be non-political.
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I maintain that posture in strong support of Governor Abbott
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and the people of Texas.
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I'll reinforce that in a red state where I'll land this evening
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and tomorrow in strong support of their requests in the South.
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And I will be there.
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We will be there on behalf of the American people,
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on behalf of the state of California
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and the 40 million Americans that are here.
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I believe they enthusiastically want us to be there.
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When the next hurricane hits in Florida or Georgia,
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we'll be there.
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Swift water teams will be there.
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Cal Fire will be there.
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The investigators will be there.
03:30
Across the spectrum, we've sent teams.
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The C-130s, if they need them, they'll be there.
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That's the spirit that finds the best of this country.
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So I expect and hope that despite, as Brad Sherman said,
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our interesting differences,
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that we can ignite around the things that bind us together.
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