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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Vice President JD Vance traded quips over the Trump administration's mass deportation policies after the vice president's vacation to Disneyland.
Vance pushed back on Newsom’s latest jab that accused the second family of hypocrisy during a trip to Disneyland amid immigration raids in California.
Newsom also accused the president of trying to preserve Republican power in Washington by pressuring Texas to redraw congressional districts to elect GOP representatives.
Newsom’s recent ratings boost stands out in contrast to other data collected in the poll that suggest 2 in 3 Californians believe the state is “on the wrong, ... Sissell suspects that Newsom’s benefiting from a “temporary bump” in popularity while the GOP reconfigures its policies and messaging on immigration.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted Trump’s ICE raids and military deployments as “weakness masquerading as strength” in a new podcast.
Even without an arrest, the political battle is likely to boost Newsom’s standing with Democrats. But immigration is one of Trump’s best policy issues with voters and it’s not an ideal political fight for any Democrat with presidential aspirations.