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