House Speaker Mike Johnson responded Tuesday to a question of whether he thinks California Gov. Gavin Newsom should face legal consequences for his actions as Los Angeles is consumed by anti-deportation riots.
“That’s not my lane, I’m not going to give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested, but he ought to be tarred and feathered, I’ll say that,” Johnson, R-La., said in response to The Daily Signal’s question.
The question came as LA anti-ICE riots continued into Monday night and President Donald Trump doubled the National Guard presence.
Newsom had criticized Trump for sending in the National Guard. White House border czar Tom Homan implied that Newsom may have committed a felony by protecting illegal aliens. Newsom responded with a taunting video, saying, “Arrest me. Let’s go.”
Asked Monday if he thought Newsom should be arrested, President Donald Trump chuckled and said, “I would do it if I were Tom. I think it’s great. Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing.”
After saying he would not provide a legal analysis, Johnson proceeded to accuse Newsom of being an “accomplice” in attacks on law enforcement.
“I mean, look, he’s standing in the way of the administration and the carrying-out of federal law,” the speaker said. “He is applauding the bad guys, and standing in the way of the good guys.”
“He is a participant, an accomplice in our federal law enforcement agents being not just disrespected, but assaulted,” Johnson added. “This is a serious problem and the governor is now filing a lawsuit against the president—what a joke. Do your job, man. ”
Johnson concluded, “I don’t know what the ultimate measure will be there, but I know that in the interim time, the president of the United States is showing real leadership and we’re not going to allow LA to burn… If local and state officials are unwilling or unable to do their job, the president of the United States will do his.”
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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