Last night, I joined Laura Ingraham in-studio on Fox News with a message for Gavin Newsom. He is entirely to blame for the chaos that has engulfed Los Angeles.

Indeed, if there's a script for inciting lawlessness and putting citizens at risk, Newsom and Karen Bass have followed it the letter. They've let dangerous criminals into the country and out of jails, adopted obstructive sanctuary policies, used incendiary rhetoric, and funded radical groups.

I made this clear in a speech on the House Floor: California's radical political leadership has done everything possible to usher in this chaos we are seeing. And just moments ago, the court rejected Newsom’s request for an “emergency” order to remove the National Guard.

At the moment, Newsom is as unhinged as he has ever been. Even before the riots, he threatened to have California stop paying taxes to the federal government. As I noted on Newsmax, this was essentially a threat to secede from the union.

I might have thought perhaps Newsom was threatening to default on the $20 billion federal loan he took out – but he already did that. Now, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has now joined me in pointing out Newsom may be committing felony tax evasion. 

Meanwhile in DC, I held a hearing of my Subcommittee about the risks of excessive screentime by young people in our schools. And this Thursday, our victory over Newsom will be complete: President Trump will sign my Resolution to reverse the gas-powered cars.

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