Newsom claims partial victory regardless of courtroom permitting Trump's Guard management

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Governor Gavin Newsom stated in an official assertion that he's disillusioned within the Ninth Circuit Court docket’s resolution to permit President Trump to retain management of the California Nationwide Guard, however is touting one facet of the courtroom ruling as a victory.

Writing on X early Friday morning, the Democratic governor proclaimed that Trump is "not a king and never above the regulation."

"The courtroom rightly rejected Trump’s declare that he can do no matter he desires with the Nationwide Guard and never have to clarify himself to a courtroom. The President shouldn't be a king and isn't above the regulation. We'll press ahead with our problem to President Trump’s authoritarian use of U.S. army troopers in opposition to residents," he went on to say in a press statement later.

Newsom and Trump face off (Pool)

JUDGE MULLS TRUMP'S AUTHORITY OVER NATIONAL GUARD, WARNS US IS NOT 'KING GEORGE' MONARCHY

The courtroom rejected Trump’s claims that he can federalize the California Nationwide Guard at will and nonetheless keep away from judicial scrutiny, the governor famous.

"The Ninth Circuit rejected Trump’s sweeping declare that he can federalize the Nationwide Guard for any cause and keep away from judicial scrutiny, even because it stayed an emergency district courtroom order. This can be a essential test on presidential overreach and affirmation that the President shouldn't be above the regulation," Newsom’s press workplace acknowledged.

Newsom’s workplace stated that each Newsom and Legal professional Normal Rob Bonta stay dedicated to holding the president accountable for utilizing the army as home regulation enforcement – actions, they argued, had been in violation of federal regulation.

Though Newsom says the ruling is a win, there's nonetheless an ongoing battle because the unanimous ruling from the Ninth Circuit Court docket of Appeals on Thursday allowed President Trump to maintain management of National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles earlier this month to quell riots throughout demonstrations in opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

U.S. Nationwide Guard members are deployed round downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following an immigration raid protest the evening earlier than. (AP Picture/Eric Thayer)

TRUMP SCORES MAJOR WIN AGAINST NEWSOM IN BATTLE FOR NATIONAL GUARD CONTROL

Trump’s resolution to deploy the Nationwide Guard was the primary by a president of a state Nationwide Guard with out the governor’s permission since 1965.

L-R: California Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. President Donald Trump. (Getty Photos)

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Within the submitting, the courtroom acknowledged that they believed the president had made a lawful resolution.

Although the president did not notify the governor earlier than deploying the Nationwide Guard as required by regulation, the courtroom cited that Newsom had no energy to veto the president’s order.