Governor Gavin Newsom's aggressive opposition to the Trump administration's intervention in Los Angeles is a political miscalculation that will likely hurt his future prospects.

“This is not a winning argument for Governor Nuome. And because it's not a winning argu argument for him, it's not going to be a winning argument for Mayor Karen Bass. And it's not going to be a winning argument for the Democratic party.”

State governments have a responsibility to act as a contrast to federal lawlessness and protect the rights and freedoms of their citizens.

“I think we're seeing so much chaos in DC, so much chaos coming from the Trump administration tied together with cruelty and corruption that then when you have the opportunity to see how governors are actually doing their jobs every day, helping people, making their lives a little bit better”