The California Democratic Governor continues to KEEP swinging back Donald Trump….
This time?
Pointing out that crime IS reportedly HIGHER in Republican (Red State) area’s than Democratic (Blue State) area’s…..
But Trump is NOT talking about deploying National Guard troops and Federal agenrs to THOSE Places, eh?
“Look at the murder rate that’s nearly four times higher than California’s — in Louisiana,” Newsom said, holding up the flier with Johnson’s face. “I want to present some facts to the president of the United States, and I imagine this is alarming to the president to learn these facts, particularly to Speaker Johnson, who has been such a strong partner and ally in these efforts. The carnage in Louisiana is well defined.”
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2023, the most recent year for which information is available, Louisiana had 19.3 homicide deaths per 100,000 people. California had 5.1.
“If the president is sincere about the issue of crime and violence, there’s no question in my mind that he’ll likely be sending the troops into Louisiana and Mississippi to address the just unconscionable wave of violence that continues to plague those states,” Newsom added.
Earlier this week, Newsom predicted that the deployments to Los Angeles and the nation’s capital are “a preview of things to come.”….