Speaker Mike Johnson: TAR AND FEATHER GOVERNOR NEWSOM
"It seems some justice is headed in the direction of Governor Newsom as he cheers on rioters and violence in Los Angeles while taunting President Trump and those who just want to survive the carnage," says Eugene Delgaudio, president of Public Advocate.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Tuesday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) should be "tarred and feathered" for opposing President Donald Trump's deployment of troops in his state.
"I'm not going to give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested," Johnson said Tuesday at a news conference, "but he ought to be tarred and feathered, I'll say that."
Newsom has protested Trump's deployment of National Guard troops and Marines to suppress immigrants' rights protests in California, calling the president's action "purposefully inflammatory."
Q: "Do you believe that Newsom should face consequences in a legal way?"
.@SpeakerJohnson: "That's not my lane. I'm not going to give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested but he ought to be tarred and feathered, I'll say that." pic.twitter.com/7C50t1rrE6- CSPAN (@cspan) June 10, 2025
During Tuesday's news conference, Johnson echoed Trump and said that Newsom is "standing in the way" of the administration carrying out federal law.