With each passing day, Donald Trump further affirms his quest to become an authoritarian leader, this time by threatening to arrest a sitting governor amid clashes between the state and the federal government. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has been speaking out against the Trump administrations utilization of the National Guard at immigration protests in Los Angeles. Newsoms administration is now suing the Trump administration for doing so. Related Trumps use of the National Guard in LA is an ominous sign for the future Amidst the chaos, Trumps border czar Tom Homan threatened to arrest Newsom for interfering with immigration enforcement efforts by the federal government. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Trumps border czar is threatening to arrest me for speaking out.Come and get me, tough guy.I don't give a damn.It wont stop me from standing up for California.pic.twitter.com/DvVQljAgir Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 9, 2025Trump said Homan should do it. 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 dont care if youre a Democrat or a Republican this is a line we cannot cross as a nation this is an unmistakable step toward pic.twitter.com/tsTX1nrHAu Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 9, 2025In a different interview, a reporter asked Trump what crime Newsom committed, and Trumps answer is chilling: He ran for governor.Trump: What crime did Newsom commit? He ran for governor pic.twitter.com/Hitpd7yqAd Acyn (@Acyn) June 9, 2025 Despite Newsoms resolve to stand up to the administration over this issue, he made waves earlier this year for telling MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk that its deeply unfair to allow transgender female athletes to compete against other girls and women. Newsom known as an LGBTQ+ rights pinoeer also agreed that Trumps 2024 campaign ad criticizing then-Vice President Kamala Harris support of taxpayer-funded gender-affirming surgeries for trans inmates was devastating for her presidential bid. I think [the trans athlete question is] an issue of fairness, I completely agree with you on that. its deeply unfair, Newsom told Kirk, the first guest of his new podcastThis is Gavin Newsom. I am not wrestling with the fairness issue. I totally agree with you.Later on in Newsoms discussion with Kirk, Newsom who famously ordered San Francisco county clerks to issue same-sex marriage licenses in 2004, 11 years before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized the unions nationwide compared his position on trans athletes to conservatives who oppose same-sex marriage on principle,Politicoreported. Newsom praised Kirk and other conservatives for continuing to oppose same-sex marriage despite the widespread legal and social acceptance of such unions.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.