Sen. Alex Padilla says Donald Trump has "made it no secret that he has it in for California"

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CBS News

December 1, 2024 / 12:59 PM EST


Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California said on Sunday that President-elect Donald Trump "has made it no secret that he has it in for California" as Gov. Gavin Newsom has convened a special legislative session this week to prepare for legal fights in Trump's upcoming term.

Padilla said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that there's "a lot of reason for concern" for the second Trump administration "if the first administration is any indicator."

The California Democrat cited reports that Trump initially withheld disaster funds for the state during his first term, saying the president-elect tried to keep federal dollars from California families "simply because it's a state that did not vote for him in the presidential election." In September, Trump threatened to block federal wildfire aid for California if elected again. "We're trying to inoculate ourselves from those types of threats," Padilla continued.

California Democrats billed the state as the "resistance" state during the first Trump administration. And after Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election, Newsom announced that he would convene an emergency session of the California state legislature to "safeguard California values and fundamental rights in the face of an incoming Trump administration." In addition to bolstering legal resources, the governor pointed to protections for civil and reproductive rights, climate action, and immigrant families.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-padilla-california-senator-donald-trump-special-session/

[Irish_Dem]

1. Will California be forced to bend the knee and kiss the ring like everyone else?

[Mz Pip]

4. I seriously doubt it.

Newsom is way smarter than Trump. Messing with the 5th largest economy in the world is a bad idea.’

[Irish_Dem]

5. Trump lives for bad ideas. And revenge and humiliation of others.

We are currently watching quite a few people much smarter than Trump crawl to MAL
on bended knee kissing his ass.

[homegirl]

11. How difficult would it be to

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slow down the flow of tax revenue from California to the U.S. treasury? Would a 30 day delay have any power?

How long before the blueRED MAGA states would feel the pinch?

[byronius]

15. I wish we could target our tax outflow.

Really. Screw those right wing welfare pits.

[Magoo48]

6. Fuck No. This is the California Republic. The majority of us don't care for fascism.

We have a strong economy and could very likely replace whatever Orangina takes away. Take a fucking knee, not likely. Even if our leaders succumbed for whatever reason, The only reason I’d fall to my knees before anyone is if I were knocked there or shot. He’s a buffoon, his supporting staff are clowns, and his followers are ignorant. Fuck um’.all.

[chowder66]

2. I hope the have a plan for healthcare if they get rid of the ACA.

They had their own high-risk insurance prior to that.

[Demobrat]

13. California will take care of its own.

We’re a big group. Someone will sell us insurance.

I mean that half facetiously, but we will find a way. Maybe even WITHOUT insurance companies, what a concept.

[Cha]

3. HOPE IT BACKFIRES IT THIS STUPID COW PASTURE

FULL OF STEAMING SHIT

[murielm99]

8. I wonder if our Illinois governor

has a plan. Pritzker is pretty amazing.

[Cha]

9. I bet he does, Muriel!

[ancianita]

20. He's

too smart to be reactive. JB is a great governor.

Pritzker said his administration has worked with the Democratic-led General Assembly to take “proactive steps” to shore up abortion rights and other laws that could draw scrutiny under a Trump White House. And he said Illinois would take action if the Trump administration were to circumvent government grants that were headed to Illinois. The governor said he’s had similar conversations with fellow Democratic governors around the country.

“We have like minds about protecting certain rights and making sure that we're going to be able to withstand four years of a Donald Trump presidency and also the areas where we might work with the administration, whatever those may be,” he said.

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/07/congress/jb-pritzker-trump-00188244

[ancianita]

7. California already has it in for Trump. Newsom can dish it out better than Trump can take it.

The anti-Trump resistance roars back — with California at the forefront
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/06/california-girds-for-war-with-trump-00187779

California Tries ‘Trump-Proofing’ Its Climate Policies
https://archive.ph/hNChQ

Newsom calls special session to fund California’s legal defense against Trump
https://archive.ph/yoHcU#selection-2363.0-2363.77

California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said he already had a plan to do so — that the state was “1000% focused” and ready to fight, in court and beyond, for California’s progressive way of life.

“If Trump doesn’t break the law, if he doesn’t violate the Constitution, if he doesn’t overreach his authority in unlawful ways, there’ll be nothing for us to do,” Bonta said. “But if he does what he did last time, and if he does what Project 2025 suggests he will do, of course we will clash with him in court — because he will be breaking the law.”

https://www.instagram.com/latimes/p/DCC4oHSBgZe/?img_index=1

How blue states are plotting to thwart Trump
https://archive.ph/iaRQa#selection-915.66-915.110

Trump initially refused to give California wildfire aid because it’s a blue state, ex-aide says
https://www.eenews.net/articles/helene-isnt-the-first-time-trump-inserted-politics-into-a-natural-disaster/

[Cha]

10. Ohh Thanks for That, ancianita!!

The anti-Trump resistance roars back — with California at the forefront
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/06/california-girds-for-war-with-trump-00187779

California Tries ‘Trump-Proofing’ Its Climate Policies
https://archive.ph/hNChQ

Newsom calls special session to fund California’s legal defense against Trump
https://archive.ph/yoHcU#selection-2363.0-2363.77


California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said he already had a plan to do so — that the state was “1000% focused” and ready to fight, in court and beyond, for California’s progressive way of life.

“If Trump doesn’t break the law, if he doesn’t violate the Constitution, if he doesn’t overreach his authority in unlawful ways, there’ll be nothing for us to do,” Bonta said. “But if he does what he did last time, and if he does what Project 2025 suggests he will do, of course we will clash with him in court — because he will be breaking the law.”

https://www.instagram.com/latimes/p/DCC4oHSBgZe/?img_index=1

How blue states are plotting to thwart Trump
https://archive.ph/iaRQa#selection-915.66-915.110

Trump initially refused to give California wildfire aid because it’s a blue state, ex-aide says
https://www.eenews.net/articles/helene-isnt-the-first-time-trump-inserted-politics-into-a-natural-disaster/

I want to put it in my Journal for Encouraging Reference.

[ancianita]

17. Absolutely!

[Cha]

21. Aloha, ancianita!

[Magoo48]

18. We are favorably situated to resist socially, economically, and geographically. So...

[ancianita]

19. Yes, indeed.

unfunny but true

[Brother Buzz]

12. Padilla was secretary of state of California during the Trump years - He totally know what he's talking about

[byronius]

14. California is the highest grossing state --

And the fifth largest economy in the world.

Plus we truly hate that fucking dirtbag.

[YoshidaYui]

16. I hope Gavin Newsom is prepared

To take on Trump and prevent any damage to California