Gov. Gavin Newsom filed the case in a televised speech Tuesday night, with President Trump deciding to send military forces to immigrant protests in Los Angeles, putting the country on a cliff of authoritarianism.
The governor of California urged Americans to stand at Mr. Trump, calling it a “dangerous moment” between democracy and the country’s long-standing legal norms.
“California may be the first, but it’s obviously not going to end here,” Mr. Newsom told a Los Angeles studio’s camera. “Other countries are next. Democracy is next.”
He added: “In front of our eyes, democracy is under attack – when we worry about the moment we arrive.”
Mr. Newsom posted protests on the fifth day of Los Angeles’ attacks on federal immigration that sent fear and anger from many communities in Southern California. He said Mr. Trump “incited a flammable situation” by taking over the National Guard in California and summoning 4,000 soldiers and 700 Marines.
“Trump is pulling the military line across Los Angeles,” Mr Newsom said. “Far beyond what he said was the intention to just hunt down violent and serious criminals, and his agent is arresting dishwashers, gardeners, day workers and tailors.”
The governor, who was considered a possible Democratic presidential candidate in 2028, was called “Democracy at the Crossroads.” It aired on the networks of some countries and was aired on Mr. Newsom’s social media account due to a brief delay in audio issues.
The current political deadlock has made Mr. Newsom a wider platform, and he has been with Mr. Trump and Republicans for several days in interviews and social media.
After Mr Newsom’s speech, some Republicans mocked the governor’s audio problems during the speech. The Republican leader of the California Legislative Council, James Gallagher, pointed to the strict rules imposed by the governor during the 19th pandemic.
Mr Gallagher said on X: “You are the ultimate dictator, closing the restaurant and covering up our children when you go to the French laundry.”
Soon, a dispute between Mr. Newsom and President Trump will go to federal court. On Monday, Mr Newsom sued the president, questioning that military mobilization was the command of illegally commanding state power. On Tuesday, he filed an emergency motion asking the court to immediately stop the military from patrolling city streets or working with immigrant agents.
The hearing on the request is scheduled for Thursday.
“Authoritarian regimes are first and foremost targeting those who cannot defend themselves,” Mr Newsom said in his speech. “But they don’t stop there. Trump and his loyalists thrived in terms of division because it allowed them to take more power and exert more control.”
The speech was an unusual move for Mr. Newsom, who suffers from dyslexia and does not like to read from a remote compiler to give a formal speech. But he has been using all possible channels of communication to raise alerts about Mr. Trump’s extraordinary measures to provide domestic use to mobilize the military.
Since the civil rights movement in the 1960s, a president has sent the National Guard to quell the unrest without the support of state governors.
He said: “I ask everyone to take the time to think about this dangerous moment.
Mr Newsom said the president “destroys the ball” of the U.S. government norms by eliminating checks and balances.
“There is nowhere to be found in Congress,” he said. “Speaker Johnson has completely abandoned this responsibility. The rule of law is increasingly replaced by Don’s rules.”
Shortly after Mr Newsom’s speech, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced a curfew in the downtown area, with the largest demonstrations in the area. Robbery and sabotage stimulated the mayor’s decision to close a few blocks between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. when thousands of protesters marched peacefully over the weekend, the robbery and sabotage stimulated the mayor’s decision to close a few blocks between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Mr Newsom begged for peace by demonstrators and said those who incite violence or destroy property will be prosecuted. He said 370 people have been arrested so far.
But he called on people to stand with Mr. Trump, who compared his leaders of the authoritarian state. He mentioned a military parade scheduled for Saturday in Washington, which would mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army, but also fell on Mr. Trump’s 79th birthday.
“He is ordering our American heroes, the U.S. military, and forcing them to perform vulgar performances to celebrate his birthday, just as other failed dictators have done in the past,” Mr Newsom said.
