California Governor Gavin Newsom Claims 'trump Is Not A King' After Crucial National Guard Control Case

Governor Gavin Newsom said successful an charismatic connection that he is disappointed successful nan Ninth Circuit Court’s determination to let President Trump to clasp power of nan California National Guard, but is touting 1 facet of nan tribunal ruling arsenic a victory. 

Writing connected X early Friday morning, nan Democratic politician proclaimed that Trump is "not a king and not supra nan law." 

"The tribunal rightly rejected Trump’s declare that he tin do immoderate he wants pinch nan National Guard and not person to explicate himself to a court. The President is not a king and is not supra nan law. We will property guardant pinch our situation to President Trump’s authoritarian usage of U.S. subject soldiers against citizens," he went connected to opportunity successful a press statement later.

Newsom and Trump look off (Pool)

JUDGE MULLS TRUMP'S AUTHORITY OVER NATIONAL GUARD, WARNS US IS NOT 'KING GEORGE' MONARCHY

The tribunal rejected Trump’s claims that he tin federalize nan California National Guard astatine will and still debar judicial scrutiny, nan politician noted. 

"The Ninth Circuit rejected Trump’s sweeping declare that he tin federalize nan National Guard for immoderate logic and debar judicial scrutiny, moreover arsenic it stayed an emergency territory tribunal order. This is simply a captious cheque connected statesmanlike overreach and confirmation that nan President is not supra nan law," Newsom’s property agency stated.

Newsom’s agency said that some Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta stay committed to holding nan president accountable for utilizing nan subject arsenic home rule enforcement – actions, they argued, were successful usurpation of national law.

Although Newsom says nan ruling is simply a win, location is still an ongoing conflict arsenic nan unanimous ruling from nan Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals connected Thursday allowed President Trump to support power of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles earlier this period to quell riots during demonstrations against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  

U.S. National Guard members are deployed astir downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, pursuing an migration ambush protestation nan nighttime before.  (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

TRUMP SCORES MAJOR WIN AGAINST NEWSOM IN BATTLE FOR NATIONAL GUARD CONTROL

Trump’s determination to deploy nan National Guard was nan first by a president of a authorities National Guard without nan governor’s support since 1965.

L-R: California Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. President Donald Trump.  (Getty Images)

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In nan filing, nan tribunal stated that they believed nan president had made a lawful decision.

Even though nan president grounded to notify nan politician earlier deploying nan National Guard arsenic required by law, nan tribunal cited that Newsom had nary powerfulness to veto nan president’s order.