U.S. Border Patrol agents maintained a visible presence outside an anti-Trump rally hosted by California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in Los Angeles on Thursday, making at least one arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Newsom \u2014 rumored to harbor presidential ambitions and one of President Donald Trump\u2019s most vocal critics \u2014 staged the event, dubbed \u201cLiberation Day,\u201d to unveil his plans for countering the GOP\u2019s redistricting effort in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a social media post just ahead of the rally, Newsom, who is widely seen as a potential 2028 Democratic presidental contender, predicted that \u201cDonald Trump and [Texas Governor] Greg Abbott are going to have a very bad day today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Video captured by local affiliate Fox 11 and obtained by Fox News showed more than a dozen armed, masked Border Patrol agents positioned just outside the rally. The footage depicts agents escorting a man away in handcuffs as onlookers shouted in protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking with Fox 11, Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino explained, \u201cWe\u2019re here making Los Angeles a safer place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSince we won\u2019t have politicians who will do that, we do that ourselves. So, that\u2019s why we\u2019re here today. As you can see, already making it a safer place,\u201d said Bovino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He noted further: \u201cWe\u2019re glad to be here, not going anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bovino was then asked what message, if any, he had for Gov. Newsom, to which he replied: \u201cAgain, we\u2019re making Los Angeles a safer place, we\u2019re going to continue to do that, and they can take that one to the bank and cash it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Newsom\u2019s office sent an all-caps email response to Fox News Digital regarding the presence of Border Patrol and ICE officers at his rally: \u201cWE WILL NOT BE INTIMIDATED BY WEAK LITTLE DONALD TRUMP, THE CRIMINAL PRESIDENT!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the rally, Newsom\u2019s social media team also posted, \u201cTRUMP\u2019S PRIVATE ARMY IS ILLEGALLY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY!!!!\u201d However, no effort was made by Newsom\u2019s administration or the city of Los Angeles to try and remove the federal agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Democratic governor acknowledged the agents\u2019 presence during his speech. \u201cRight outside at this exact moment are dozens and dozens of ICE agents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDo you think it\u2019s coincidental?\u201d he asked. \u201cDonald Trump and his minions, Tom Homan, tough guy. Decided, coincidentally or not, that this was a location to advance ICE arrests. Indiscriminate? Perhaps. we\u2019ll find out later.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWake up, America. this is a serious moment. Wake up to what\u2019s going on. Wake up to the fear, anxiety. Wake up to what\u2019s happening. Not just here in Los Angeles, where we saw our streets militarized, where we saw our due process rights thrown out the window,\u201d Newsom added. \u201cThat\u2019s Trump\u2019s America. That\u2019s the moment we\u2019re living in. So, these are sober times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of voters\u2019 biggest concerns heading into the 2024 election was the obscene amount of illegal immigration during President Joe Biden\u2019s term. Trump\u2019s Democratic opponent, now former Vice President Kamala Harris, was tasked with solving the border issue but failed miserably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Newsom got some additional bad news this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A new poll shows that California voters want to keep the state\u2019s independent redistricting commission, even as Newsom pushes to shift that power temporarily back to the state\u2019s Democratic-controlled legislature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Newsom aims to redraw California\u2019s political maps in a way that benefits Democrats, countering President Donald Trump\u2019s push for Texas lawmakers to do the same in favor of Republicans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A POLITICO\u2013Citrin Center\u2013Possibility Lab survey found that only 36% of registered California voters support giving congressional redistricting authority back to state lawmakers, while 64% want to keep the independent commission in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among party lines, 66% of Republicans, 61% of Democrats, and 72% of independents favor keeping the commission. Just 28% of independents support transferring the power to the legislature, the Washington Examiner reported, citing the survey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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