The following statement was released by the Democratic Governors Association on Monday, June 9, after President Trump’s federalization of the California National Guard over the objections of CA Governor Gavin Newsom. The signatories are listed at the bottom.
“President Trump’s move to deploy California’s National Guard is an alarming abuse of power. Governors are the Commanders in Chief of their National Guard and the federal government activating them in their own borders without consulting or working with a state’s governor is ineffective and dangerous.
“Further, threatening to send the U.S. Marines into American neighborhoods undermines the mission of our service members, erodes public trust, and shows the Trump administration does not trust local law enforcement.
“It’s important we respect the executive authority of our country’s governors to manage their National Guards — and we stand with Governor Newsom who has made it clear that violence is unacceptable and that local authorities should be able to do their jobs without the chaos of this federal interference and intimidation.”
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Signed by:
- DGA Chair Governor Laura Kelly (Kansas)
- DGA Vice Chair Governor Andy Beshear (Kentucky)
- Governor Tony Evers (Wisconsin)
- Governor Bob Ferguson (Washington)
- Governor Josh Green (Hawaii)
- Governor Maura Healey (Massachusetts)
- Governor Katie Hobbs (Arizona)
- Governor Kathy Hochul (New York)
- Governor Tina Kotek (Oregon)
- Governor Ned Lamont (Connecticut)
- Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (New Mexico)
- Governor Dan McKee (Rhode Island)
- Governor Matt Meyer (Delaware)
- Governor Janet Mills (Maine)
- Governor Wes Moore (Maryland)
- Governor Phil Murphy (New Jersey)
- Governor Jared Polis (Colorado)
- Governor JB Pritzker (Illinois)
- Governor Josh Shapiro (Pennsylvania)
- Governor Josh Stein (North Carolina)
- Governor Tim Walz (Minnesota)
- Governor Gretchen Whitmer (Michigan)
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