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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 8, 2025

He’s a tough guy. Why doesn’t he do that? He knows where to find me.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Republican · FL· Jun 7, 2025

There was a lot of concern out of one county, Miami-Dade. And I don’t think it was an issue in any other part of the state.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 7, 2025

This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they're actually needed.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jun 7, 2025

We're not going to let a repeat of 2020 happen.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jun 7, 2025

Well, if he was doing his job, then people wouldn't have gotten hurt the last couple of days.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 7, 2025

The Secretary of Defense is now threatening to deploy active-duty Marines on American soil against its own citizens. This is deranged behavior.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jun 7, 2025

The president knows that he makes bad decisions, and that's why the president chose the safety of this community over waiting for Governor Newsom to get some sanity.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jun 7, 2025

If he was doing his job, then people wouldn't have gotten hurt the last couple of days.

cbsnews.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jun 7, 2025

He makes the decisions he is the President that sits in that seat, and we are all very proud to work for him.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 7, 2025

The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jun 7, 2025

The President knows that he makes bad decisions, and that's why the President chose the safety of this community over waiting for Governor Newsom to get some sanity.

cbsnews.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jun 7, 2025

President Trump is putting the safety of the communities that are being impacted by these riots and by these protests that have turned violent.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jun 7, 2025

If you don't like the laws, go to Congress and change them.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 7, 2025

The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 6, 2025

The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers. That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.

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