California Governor Gavin Newsom called President Trump's plan to send National Guard troops to San Francisco "laughable," suggesting the president had to reverse course for "obvious reasons" because "there's nothing happening" in the city.

Newsom wasn’t having it. “Fact check: Nobody wants you here,” Newsom wrote on X. “You will ruin one of America’s greatest cities.” Fact check: Nobody wants you here. You will ruin one of America's greatest cities. https://t.co/bdMoAhFmMS In an awkward moment during the same interview, Trump accidentally praised Newsom.