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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the $50 cardinal peculiar legislative "Trump-proofing" bundle which helium projected for Democrats to walk pursuing President Donald Trump's election.
Newsom said the measure volition "bolster backing for ineligible services programs that are captious to safeguarding the civilian rights of California's astir susceptible residents, including radical with disabilities, younker who are homeless, victims of quality trafficking and wage theft, radical facing unlawful evictions, immigrants and more.
"None of the backing successful this measure is intended to beryllium utilized for immigration-related ineligible services for noncitizens convicted of superior oregon convulsive felonies," helium added successful a signing statement.
President Donald Trump, right, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom locomotion to talk with reporters aft arriving connected Air Force One astatine Los Angeles International Airport successful Los Angeles connected Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
The package, which was passed by the authorities Senate and Assembly, allocates $25 cardinal to the California Department of Justice to enactment ineligible battles against Trump's national policies, including biology regulations and amerciable immigration. An further $25 cardinal is designated for ineligible assistance groups to assistance amerciable immigrants facing imaginable deportation.
Newsom lobbed hundreds of lawsuits against the Trump medication during Trump's archetypal term.
While Newsom is gearing up for imaginable showdowns with the Trump administration, helium has besides been moving with Trump to unafraid national catastrophe alleviation for the Los Angeles wildfires. Trump visited California successful precocious January to conscionable with Newsom, and Newsom traveled to Washington, D.C., successful aboriginal February for different circular of discussions with the president.
"We’re moving crossed the aisle, arsenic we ever have, to guarantee survivors person the resources and enactment they need," Newsom said successful a connection connected Wednesday. "Thank you President Trump for coming to our communities to spot this archetypal hand, and gathering with maine contiguous to proceed our associated efforts to enactment radical impacted."
NEWSOM PROPOSES $25M FROM STATE LEGISLATURE TO 'TRUMP-PROOF' CALIFORNIA
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, and President Donald Trump person clashed connected assorted issues, including immigration. (Getty/AP)
Trump deed backmost astatine Newsom aft helium announced the peculiar legislative league successful November, saying connected his Truth Social account, "He is utilizing the word 'Trump-Proof' arsenic a mode of stopping each of the GREAT things that tin beryllium done to 'Make California Great Again,' but I conscionable overwhelmingly won the Election."
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Jamie Joseph is simply a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital sum of the Senate.
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