Miles Taylor was the chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security during the Trump 1.0 Administration. In this MSNBC report, he talks about how the grownups back then restrained Trump’s police-state mentality. And how Trump spoke about invoking the Insurrection Act as “using my magical powers.” (1)
The Trumpistas no doubt saw Newsom’s recent pandering to rightwingers as weakness. And they were right to think so. But, for the moment, Newsom is acting like a real Democrat who fights for the Constitution and for his own side.
Not convicting Trump on the impeachment charges after his criminal insurrection at the US Capitol was one of the worst decisions Congress ever made. That would have prevented him from running for President again and would have allowed the Trump insurrectionists to be prosecuted without Trump being able to pardon them.
I have to give California Gavin Newsom credit for his stand at the moment. He may go back to pandering to sleazy rightwing podcasters and bitching about The Trans and homeless people, like he has been doing for months. But here, he’s sounding more than a bit like Jerry Brown telling Trump to stick it: (2)
I didn’t know Newsom had it in him. I just hope he keeps it up for a while!
Notes:
(1) Folks need to wake up': Miles Taylor reacts to Trump's National Guard deployment in L.A. MSNBC 06/08/2025.<https://youtu.be/ypGU6_Hyw14?si=T4wBF7IQP6CLIq8t> (Accessed: 2025-09-06).
(2) "STONE COLD LIAR!" Gov. Newsom SHUTS DOWN Trump for inciting violence in LA. Brian Tyler Cohen YouTube channel 06/09/2025. <https://youtu.be/Q1MRX1IMSjo?si=LXgGEAzQ7jIeD-dA> (Accessed: 2025-09-06).
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