The governor's stand: Newsom, Trump, and the battle for LA
The Story12 Juni 2025

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

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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Guests: George Grylls, Washington Correspondent, The Times, Samuel Lovett, US Reporter, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Shabnam Grewal.

Further reading:

Does LA have a migrant problem? The history explained ,

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

Clips: Sky, Fox29philly, Fox news, CNN, MSNBC, Instagram, Tiktok, Facebook, therecount, Kare11,

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