JD Vance savages Gavin Newsom over LA ICE riots previewing fiery 2028 presidential race matchup

Vice President JD Vance ridiculed California Governor Gavin Newsom, as he struggled to handle violent protests in California in response to ICE deportations.
The social media duel between the two ambitious politicians was a messaging preview if the two leaders ultimately one day face each other in the upcoming 2028 presidential election.
President Donald spent most of Tuesday criticizing Newsom, as he sent National Guard and US Marine service members into Los Angeles communities to quell the protests.
'I like Gavin Newsom, he's a nice guy but he's grossly incompetent,' Trump said. 'The people who are causing problems are professional agitators and insurrectionists. They're bad people, and they should be in jail.'
Trump told reporters he even supported the idea of his immigration czar Tom Homan arresting Newsom for doing a 'terrible job' as governor as he returned to the White House from Camp David.
Newsom reacted on social media, expressing shock at Trump's comments.
'The President of the United States just called for the arrest of a sitting Governor,' Newsom wrote. 'This is a day I hoped I would never see in America.'
'Do your job. That's all we're asking,' Vance replied on X.
Newsom fired back at the vice president on social media.
'Do YOUR job,' the California governor replied. 'We didn't have a problem until Trump got involved. Rescind the order. Return control to California.'
Newsom appears eager to take his political career to a national level after he is prevented from running again for governor in 2026, thanks to term limits.
Vance, who many expect to be the heir to the MAGA movement remained widely supportive of President Trump's action to send the military to help quell the riots.
Vance shared additional video of the violent protests in California, showing burning cars and masked protesters waving Mexican flags.
A woman stands on a car with a Mexican flag and a placard as protesters gather near the Federal Building in Santa Ana, California
'This administration will not be intimidated by lawlessness,' he wrote. 'We will stand by the FBI agents tracking down violent criminals, by the guardsmen, local police, and Marines restoring order, and by the ICE agents enforcing our immigration laws. President Trump will not back down.'
He further ridiculed California Democrats for blaming Trump for needlessly escalating the riots by trying to deport illegal immigrants.
'People who were already violating the law are only violating the law because President Trump started enforcing the law,' Vance wrote. 'This is the logic of Newsom and his stooges.'
Trump declared victory over Newsom and violent protesters on Tuesday morning.
'If I didn't 'SEND IN THE TROOPS' to Los Angeles the last three nights, that once beautiful and great City would be burning to the ground right now,' he wrote on Truth Social.

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