{"id":2444583,"date":"2025-06-08T19:55:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T23:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-governors-sign-joint-letter-condemning-trumps-abuse-of-power-in-la-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T19:55:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T23:55:21","slug":"democratic-governors-sign-joint-letter-condemning-trumps-abuse-of-power-in-la-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-governors-sign-joint-letter-condemning-trumps-abuse-of-power-in-la-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic governors sign joint letter condemning Trump\u2019s \u2018abuse of power\u2019 in LA &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocratic-governors-sign-joint-letter-condemning-trumps-abuse-of-power-in-la-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2444583&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>All Democratic governors in the United States signed a joint letter condemning President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-was-warned-but-refused-any-additional-help-before-january-6th-vote-on-stolen-election\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Was Warned but Refused Any Additional Help Before January 6th Vote on Stolen Election\">deployment<\/a> of the National Guard to Los Angeles amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenosha-wis-under-emergency-declaration-ahead-of-decision-in-jacob-blake-case\/\" title=\"Kenosha, Wis. under emergency dec...ration ahead of decision in Jacob B...ke case\">violent protests<\/a> following actions by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. the governors, including california&#8217;s Gavin Newsom, expressed their support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of ...\">local law enforcement<\/a> and criticized Trump&#8217;s decision as an &#8220;abuse of power&#8221; that undermines the authority of state governors. The letter emphasizes the need for state leaders to manage their National Guards and expresses concern about federal interference during civil unrest. Newsom and his fellow governors argue that such federal actions are unnecessary and perilous, and they called for a return to local control over policing efforts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democratic governors sign joint letter condemning Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;abuse of power&rsquo; in LA<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2141864\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>All Democratic governors signed a joint letter opposing President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Los Angeles<\/a> riots, writing that they &ldquo;stand&rdquo; with Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA).<\/p>\n<p>Trump deployed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-guard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">National Guard<\/a> to Los Angeles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3434860\/gavin-newsom-pete-hegseth-deranged-marines-los-angeles-ice-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">as the city was hit with violent protests<\/a> against raids by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a>. In a statement posted to X, the Democratic Governors Association stated that the rest of its 22 governors support Newsom, who has accused Trump of seeking to &ldquo;militarize California.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3435081\/newsom-demands-trump-rescind-national-guard-deployment-order\/\">Newsom demands Trump administration rescind &#8216;unlawful&#8217; National Guard deployment order<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3435022\/sanders-claims-trump-moving-us-into-authoritarianism\/\">Sanders claims Trump is moving US &#8216;rapidly into authoritarianism&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3435026\/rand-paul-reconciliation-bill-split-up-rein-in-debt-expansion\/\">Paul says reconciliation bill should be split up to rein in Congress debt expansion<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump&rsquo;s move to deploy California&rsquo;s National Guard is an alarming abuse of power,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/democraticgovernors.org\/updates\/statement-from-democratic-governors-on-donald-trumps-use-of-californias-national-guard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">letter<\/a> said. &ldquo;Governors are the Commanders in Chief of their National Guard and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal government activating<\/a> them in their own borders without consulting or working with a state&rsquo;s governor is ineffective and dangerous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every single Democratic Governor agrees:<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump&rsquo;s attempts to militarize California are an alarming abuse of power. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gmHuZpxWdc\">pic.twitter.com\/gmHuZpxWdc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/1931823848879726674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The letter also said Newsom has &ldquo;made it clear&rdquo; that violence is &ldquo;unacceptable&rdquo; in response to the riots, and that local law enforcement should be allowed to fulfill its duties without &ldquo;federal interference and intimidation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) also shared the letter on her X account, calling Trump&rsquo;s response &ldquo;an alarming abuse of power.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump&rsquo;s move to deploy California&rsquo;s National Guard is an alarming abuse of power. I&rsquo;m proud to stand with my fellow Democratic governors to call it out. <\/p>\n<p>Full statement below. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xNKqc7QwRt\">pic.twitter.com\/xNKqc7QwRt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kathy Hochul (@KathyHochul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KathyHochul\/status\/1931819413772099801?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3435051\/trump-national-guard-will-be-everywhere-la-ice-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP SAYS NATIONAL GUARD WILL BE &lsquo;EVERYWHERE&rsquo; IN LA AMID ICE PROTESTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LAPDCentral\/status\/1931836996714135704\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the city is on tactical alert<\/a>. Media outlets have been advised to &ldquo;keep a safe distance from active operations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114649780431129598\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Trump said on Sunday that Los Angeles has been &ldquo;invaded and occupied by Illegal Aliens and Criminals,&rdquo; but that the city&rsquo;s riots will strengthen the Trump administration&rsquo;s &ldquo;resolve.&rdquo; The president has directed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Attorney General Pam Bondi to &ldquo;liberate&rdquo; Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2141864\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2141864\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic governors unite in letter denouncing Trump&#8217;s actions in LA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2444584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gavin-Newsom-Trump-LA-riots-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32852,33842,4509,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2444583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abuse-of-power","tag-democratic-governors","tag-letter","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gavin-Newsom-Trump-LA-riots-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2444583"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2444587,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444583\/revisions\/2444587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2444584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2444583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2444583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2444583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}