When Donald Trump sought blanket authority to commander the National Guard, he made that order apply to every state in this nation.
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U.S. Governors
Quotes from current and former U.S. state governors.
Current governors
TX-RGreg AbbottTexas449 Quotes
KY-DAndy BeshearKentucky280 Quotes
ND-RDoug BurgumNorth Dakota144 Quotes
UT-RSpencer CoxUtah162 Quotes
FLRon DeSantisFlorida1,473 Quotes
OH-RMike DeWineOhio298 Quotes
AK-RMike DunleavyAlaska48 Quotes
WI-DTony EversWisconsin93 Quotes
WABob FergusonWashington116 Quotes
MT-RGreg GianforteMontana252 Quotes
WY-RMark GordonWyoming31 Quotes
HI-DJosh GreenHawaii164 Quotes
MA-DMaura HealeyMassachusetts87 Quotes
AZ-DKatie HobbsArizona219 Quotes
NY-DKathy HochulNew York943 Quotes
IN-REric HolcombIndiana2 Quotes
AR-RSarah Huckabee SandersArkansas416 Quotes
AL-RKay IveyAlabama70 Quotes
MOMike KehoeMissouri103 Quotes
KS-DLaura KellyKansas46 Quotes
GA-RBrian KempGeorgia153 Quotes
OR-DTina KotekOregon96 Quotes
CT-DNed LamontConnecticut292 Quotes
LAJeff LandryLouisiana148 Quotes
TN-RBill LeeTennessee1,169 Quotes
ID-RBrad LittleIdaho52 Quotes
NV-RJoe LombardoNevada155 Quotes
NM-DMichelle Lujan GrishamNew Mexico655 Quotes
RI-DDan McKeeRhode Island77 Quotes
SC-RHenry McMasterSouth Carolina115 Quotes
DEMatt MeyerDelaware17 Quotes
ME-DJanet MillsMaine67 Quotes
MD-DWes MooreMaryland458 Quotes
WVPatrick MorriseyWest Virginia108 Quotes
CA-DGavin NewsomCalifornia1,018 Quotes
NE-RJim PillenNebraska73 Quotes
CO-DJared PolisColorado1,023 Quotes
IL-DJ.B. PritzkerIllinois267 Quotes
MS-RTate ReevesMississippi35 Quotes
IA-RKim ReynoldsIowa154 Quotes
SDLarry RhodenSouth Dakota42 Quotes
PA-DJosh ShapiroPennsylvania367 Quotes
NJ-DMikie SherrillNew Jersey439 Quotes
VA-DAbigail SpanbergerVirginia669 Quotes
NCJosh SteinNorth Carolina142 Quotes
OK-RKevin StittOklahoma78 Quotes
NH-RChris SununuNew Hampshire145 Quotes
MN-DTim WalzMinnesota1,340 Quotes
MI-DGretchen WhitmerMichigan284 Quotes
Former governors
This isn't just about protests here in Los Angeles.
He’s a tough guy. Why doesn’t he do that? He knows where to find me.
The level of escalation is completely unwarranted, uncalled for, and unprecedented.
A federal mobilization an act of overkill for demonstrations that didn’t draw a turnout above three figures
We pay over $80 BILLION more in taxes than we get back. Maybe it’s time to cut that off, @realdonaldtrump.
Pursue the ideal but have to live in the real.
You have to be idealistic, but you have to be realistic.
You have to hope they have a brain in their head. It’s not real, but it’s appealing.
You can’t have a socialist state in a capitalist nation. If New York became a socialist economy, everything is free.
The far-left has become the Democratic Socialists of America. They basically preach a socialist economic theory: free transportation, free education, free housing, and tax the rich.
Support to our law enforcement officers and agents across Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and Federal Protective Services (FPS), as they defend against invasive, violent, insurrectionist mobs…
Enduring the train wreck and poor leadership of Joe Biden leading this country.
The Trump administration had almost achieved operational control of the US-Mexican border.
Direction to DoD forces to either detain, just as they would at any federal facility guarded by military, lawbreakers under Title 18 until they can be arrested and processed by federal law enforcement, or arrest them.
This agency fundamentally needs to go away as it exists, and we need to have a response to states that supports them when terrible things come.
Come after me. Arrest me. Let’s just get it over with, tough guy.
We didn't have a problem until Trump got involved.
The deployment of the Marines from Twentynine Palms is an intensely risky move.
This president cares deeply about family members that want to live in their communities and be safe.
What I would say is that the law is going to be enforced, and that I – what the laws are in this country is what we are doing.





