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The golden state Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced on X Sunday that he’s filing a claim against Donald Trump for sending out 300 California soldiers to Portland, OR, after a judge obstructed the president’s attempt to federalize Oregon’s National Guard.
“His release of the California National Guard to Oregon isn’t regarding criminal activity,” Newsom created. “It has to do with power. He is using our military as political pawns to accumulate his very own vanity. It’s terrible. It’s un-American. And it has to quit.”
Trump’s move followed a government judge he assigned momentarily blocked him from releasing 200 Oregon National Guardsmen to Rose City, which Newsom explained in a 2nd message:
“After a federal court obstructed his effort to federalize the Oregon National Guard, Donald Trump is releasing 300 The golden state National Guard employees into Oregon. They are on their means there now. We are taking this resist to court. The public can not stay silent despite such careless and authoritarian conduct by the Head of state of the USA.”
In a declaration, Newsom told The San Francisco Chronicle , “This is an impressive abuse of the law and power. The commander-in-chief is making use of the U.S. military as a political tool against American residents.”
District Court Judge Karin Immergut ruled Saturday to temporarily block Trump’s use the Oregon National Guard for 14 days, creating, “This is a nation of Constitutional regulation, not martial law ”
Trump bashed the court — whom he selected in his initial term– throughout a press gaggle Sunday, and continuously misidentified her as a man.
“I appointed the court and he [sic] goes like that,” Trump said. “So, I wasn’t served well. Clearly, if he [sic] made that decision– Rose city is shedding to the ground. You have agitators, provocateurs, all you have to do is check out your tv, turn on your tv, review your papers. It’s burning to the ground. The governor, the mayor, the political leaders, they’re petrified for their lives. Which court, he [sic] ought to repent of himself [sic]”