The governor's stand: Newsom, Trump, and the battle for LA

The governor's stand: Newsom, Trump, and the battle for LA

Author: The Times June 13, 2025 Duration: 26:22

The protests in Los Angeles have created a political opportunity for California’s Democrat governor, Gavin Newsom. He has called Donald Trump a “stone-cold liar” and said that democracy itself is under threat after the president ordered the National Guard and the Marines onto the streets of LA. Have the Democrats found a credible opponent who could take on Trump? 


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Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Shabnam Grewal.

Further reading:

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Is Trump’s deployment of marines ‘un-American’ or necessary? ,

Trump calls for arrest of ‘grossly incompetent’ Gavin Newsom ,

How one LA protest spiraled out

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