Gavin Newsom on the L.A. Protests, Trump’s Response and Why It’s a Defining Moment for Democracy

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🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, says that President Trump’s decision to send federal troops into Los Angeles is a “brazen abuse of power” and a defining moment for American democracy. Governor Newsom sits down with Michael Barbaro to discuss Mr. Trump, illegal immigration, the protests and how he thinks the standoff in Los Angeles will end.

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0:00.0	From New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.
0:03.9	This is the Daily.
0:08.0	I want to say a few words about the events of the last few days.
0:12.7	California's governor, Gavin Newsom, says that President Trump's decision to send federal troops into Los Angeles is a, quote, brazen abuse of power.
0:23.2	California may be first, but it clearly will not end here.
0:26.4	Other states are next.
0:28.1	Democracy is next.
0:30.5	And a defining moment for the Democratic Party and American democracy.
0:36.3	What Donald Trump wants most is your fealty, your silence to be complicit in this moment.
0:43.3	Do not give in to him.
0:49.3	Today, I sit down with the governor for a conversation about Trump, illegal immigration, the protests,
0:58.8	and how he thinks that the standoff in L.A. comes to an end.
1:16.9	It's Thursday, June 12th.
1:27.0	One, two, three, how's this? You hear you guys hear me?
1:29.0	Yes, Governor. Thank you for coming on the daily. We appreciate it.
1:33.3	A pleasure. Thank you. I've never heard of it. I had to look it up.
1:38.5	Fantastic. We're going to cut that.
1:40.2	Congrats, by the way.
1:41.7	Okay. Governor Newsom, I want to start by asking you to describe the situation right now on the
1:49.2	ground in Los Angeles, both in terms of protests and the deployment of federal troops.
1:55.8	Let's start, Governor, with the protests.
1:58.7	Yeah, nominal.
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