ARREST NEWSOM: Trump Says ‘I Would’ Arrest Gavin Newsom After California Govenor Dares Border Czar To Cuff Him

President Trump said Monday he would arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) if Trump were in border czar Tom Homan’s place after anti-ICE riots ravaged Los Angeles over the weekend.

“I would do it if I were Tom,” Trump told reporters upon returning to the White House from Camp David. “Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing,” the president went on.

“I like Gavin Newsom. He’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent, everybody knows that.”

Newsom had dared Homan to cuff him on Sunday night, telling NBC News that the Trump official should “come after me. Arrest me. Let’s just get it over with, tough guy.”

Despite his taunting invite, the governor tweeted Monday: “The President of the United States just called for the arrest of a sitting Governor. This is a day I hoped I would never see in America. I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican, this is a line we cannot cross as a nation — this is an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”