"Newsom's take-no-prisoners style toward Trump in recent months is a marked contrast from his posture at the beginning of the year, when he tried to make nice with the incoming president as Los Angeles was consumed by wildfires. As those blazes burned, the governor's office struggled to break through the chaotic media environment. But that all changed in June, when the Trump administration sent armed military troops into L.A. over Newsom's objections."
"He's not only confronting the president in the media and in court, but recently, mocking his social media posts with parodies that echo Trump's own language, tone and style. Mike Madrid is a Republican political consultant. "They really learned, we cannot respond with facts and honesty and good information. We have to take the offense. And that's what you saw to great effect during the ICE raids and continue to see it"
Governor Gavin Newsom is challenging President Donald Trump publicly and through a ballot initiative to redraw congressional districts to increase Democratic representation in the U.S. House. Newsom shifted from a conciliatory posture during earlier wildfires to a more aggressive stance after federal troops were sent to Los Angeles in June. Newsom and his staff now use media, legal action, parody and social posts to confront the administration. A Republican consultant said strategists concluded they must take the offensive rather than respond only with facts. Separately, state lawmakers held a Sacramento hearing on worker health and safety, and family members seek answers after an 18-year-old was moved to an out-of-state ICE detention center.
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