Trump said he would arrest Newsom if he were Tom Homan
Asked whether Tom Homan should arrest Gavin Newsom after the governor dared him to do so, Trump said he would if he were Homan. [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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Asked whether Tom Homan should arrest Gavin Newsom after the governor dared him to do so, Trump said he would if he were Homan. [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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The reporter presented a hypothetical. Trump praised that possibility and criticized Newsom’s competence; this exchange does not identify a criminal charge or establish an arrest directive. [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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authoritarian-rhetoric
The characterization concerns presidential endorsement of arresting a political opponent without a stated charge in the exchange. This is an editorial characterization, not a claim of historical equivalence or a legal finding. [U.S. Government Publishing Office]
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- Government transcript · U.S. Government Publishing OfficeRemarks in an Exchange With Reporters Upon Arrival From Camp David, Maryland
Page 1, Governor Gavin C. Newsom of California/Flagpole Installation at the White House; reporter question on Homan and next two presidential paragraphs
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202500675/pdf/DCPD-202500675.pdf
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