‘Wake Up America!’ Newsom Slams ‘Authoritarian’ Border Patrol Arrests at His Event as ‘Sick and Pathetic’

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Aug 14th, 2025, 5:26 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) raged at President Donald Trump Thursday after federal agents made at least one immigration arrest outside the Los Angeles venue where he announced a Nov. 4 special election for a redistricting push.

Newsom’s announcement was “an attempt to counter mid-decade redistricting being pushed by Republicans in Texas,” according to ABC News.

During a question and answer session after the event, Newsom called ICE’s presence “pretty sick and pathetic.”

He continued:

And it just said everything you need to know about the setting that we’re under. That they chose the time, manner, and place to send th

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