California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have both opposed the deployment of National Guard and Marines to the city.

After eight years as lieutenant-governor, in 2018 he was elected to California’s top job. He breezed past a recall effort in 2021 (which tried to capitalise on Mr Newsom’s visit to the French Laundry, a posh restaurant in Napa Valley, during covid lockdowns) and won re-election in 2022.

Newsom's 2028 presidential aspirations hang in the balance as the eyes of the nation are on California's clash with immigration authorities.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is being mocked online for an “embarrassing" televised address that experienced several technology meltdowns leaving his speech without sound.

The governor highlighted his work with ICE in California but said that President Trump was “trying to gin things up to create problems” at protests.

CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten said that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s name has been searched more than “ever before” since the governor has feuded with President Donald Trump over the immigration protests across Los Angeles.

A photograph authentically showed California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, shopping in Beverly Hills amidst ongoing, anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles in June 2025. The photograph dated to January 2025, months before the protests in Los Angeles began.

In a prime time address, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sharply criticized President Trump for sending in the military to handle the protests in Los Angeles.