Gavin Newsom: “To Donald Trump, who I know is watching, because he watches everything, I have a message for you.”

We all agree that Californians deserve to have their retirement and life savings protected from new state taxes so those savings are there when they need them.

I am directing the State Threat Assessment Center to actively monitor the situation in the event that foreign actors interpret the President’s remarks as an invitation to target California.

A totally unprecedented request that should scare the hell out of every American.

If the feds were serious about this, they would have done this long ago — not in the middle of people voting, which inherently and needlessly sows distrust and doubt in our democracy.