President Trump spoke to reporters on Monday upon returning to the White House, where he responded to the “professional agitators” burning Los Angeles and California Governor Gavin Newsom’s taunts against Border Czar Tom Homan.
When asked if Tom Homan should arrest Newsom, President Trump responded, “I would do it if I were Tom.” He further slammed Newsom as “grossly incompetent,” pointing to the failed high-speed rail project from Los Angeles to San Francisco that still hasn’t been completed after more than a decade and billions of dollars wasted.
As The Gateway Pundit reported on Sunday, Newsom dared Tom Homan to arrest him during an interview with the media at the LAPD headquarters.
“Tom, arrest me, let’s go, let’s just get it over with, tough guy,” Newsom said in response to Homan suggesting that he and LA Mayor Karen Bass could be arrested if they “cross that line” by harboring and concealing illegal aliens or assaulting law enforcement.
President Trump said he thinks it would be “a great thing” if Newsom were arrested.
He also said of the rioters in California that they are “professional agitators, they’re insurrectionists, they’re bad people,” and “they should be in jail.”
WATCH:
Doocy: He’s daring Tom Homan to come and arrest him. Should he do it?
Trump: 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. He’s done a terrible job. Look, I like Gavin Newsom. He’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent. Everybody knows. All you have to do is look at the little railroad he’s building. It’s about 100 times over budget. We’re putting a flagpole over there– under budget.
Doocy: What does your intel tell you about the people causing all the problems in LA? Are they people ICE is trying to deport, or are they professional agitators?
Trump: The people that are causing the problem are professional agitators, they’re insurrectionists, they’re bad people, they should be in jail.
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