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Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Newsom accepts Trump's offer to 'bail him out' of LA riot damage
California Gov. Gavin Newsom swallowed his pride and officially applied for disaster relief assistance from President Donald Trump. In a statement on the approval for aid, Trump's Small Business Administration (SBA) said it took weeks for Newsom to ask for federal disaster relief in the midst of violent and destructive pro-illegal immigration riots in Los Angeles. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler approved $2 million in an Economic Injury Disaster Loan for businesses to apply for in order to support their normal operating expenses like payroll, rent and utilities. Newsom spoke disparagingly about Trump and his administration's reaction to the riots as leaders in the state sought to downplay the violence and bump up the reason for unrest – mass deportation policies and crack down on illegal immigration. Loeffler said the California Democrat finally asked for the administration to 'bail him out.' 'After weeks of no real solutions and inflammatory social media statements, Governor Newsom finally requested federal disaster relief to bail him out – again,' she said. The statement claims that normal expenses could 'not be met' by California businesses 'due to the destruction enabled by Newsom's failed governance.' 'Unlike Gavin Newsom, the Trump Administration will always put the American people above partisan political stunts,' the statement concludes. Newsom's office did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail's request for comment Thursday morning. Storefronts and businesses in Los Angeles were ransacked, robbed, mobbed and faced with vandalism and destruction by thousands of rioters who took to the streets last month in protest against Trump's anti-illegal immigration policies and specifically the growing number of raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Rioters threw rocks and other weapons at law enforcement and set fires while waving Mexican flags. It's estimated that they caused $1 billion in damages to downtown Los Angeles. Loeffler said on her X account on Tuesday that Newsom last week requested federal aid to help small businesses recover from the 'migrant riots.' Small businesses impacted by the riots can apply from EIDL loans up to $2 million. 'Governor Newsom allowed a mob to rampage Los Angeles – standing with violent rioters, paid protestors, and criminal illegal aliens over law-abiding citizens,' Loeffler wrote in a statement on the approved relief request. 'Despite an estimated $1 billion in damage, he refused federal relief for weeks, insisting that the riots were peaceful even as small business owners stood in the rubble,' said Loeffler.
Daily Mail
03-07-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Gavin Newsom meekly accepts Trump's offer to 'bail him out' of LA riot damage
California Gov. Gavin Newsom swallowed his pride and officially applied for disaster relief assistance from President Donald Trump. In a statement on the approval for aid, Trump's Small Business Administration (SBA) said it took weeks for Newsom to ask for federal disaster relief in the midst of violent and destructive pro-illegal immigration riots in Los Angeles last week. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler approved $2 million in an Economic Injury Disaster Loan for businesses to apply for in order to support their normal operating expenses like payroll, rent and utilities. Newsom spoke disparagingly about Trump and his administration's reaction to the riots as leaders in the state sought to downplay the violence and bump up the reason for unrest – mass deportation policies and crack down on illegal immigration. Loeffler said the California Democrat finally asked for the administration to 'bail him out.' 'After weeks of no real solutions and inflammatory social media statements, Governor Newsom finally requested federal disaster relief to bail him out – again,' reads a Tuesday statement from the SBA. The statement claims that normal expenses could 'not be met' by California businesses 'due to the destruction enabled by Newsom's failed governance.' 'Unlike Gavin Newsom, the Trump Administration will always put the American people above partisan political stunts,' the statement concludes. Newsom's office did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail's request for comment Thursday morning. Storefronts and businesses in Los Angeles were ransacked, robbed, mobbed and faced with vandalism and destruction by thousands of rioters who took to the streets last month in protest against Trump's anti-illegal immigration policies and specifically the growing number of raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Rioters threw rocks and other weapons at law enforcement and set fires while waving Mexican flags. It's estimated that they caused $1 billion in damages to downtown Los Angeles. Loeffler said on her X account on Tuesday that Newsom last week requested federal aid to help small businesses recover from the 'migrant riots.' Pro-immigration rioters took to the streets of Los Angeles engaged in violent clashes with law enforcement last month Small businesses impacted by the riots can apply from EIDL loans up to $2 million. 'Governor Newsom allowed a mob to rampage Los Angeles – standing with violent rioters, paid protestors, and criminal illegal aliens over law-abiding citizens,' Loeffler wrote in a statement on the approved relief request. 'Despite an estimated $1 billion in damage, he refused federal relief for weeks, insisting that the riots were peaceful even as small business owners stood in the rubble,' said Loeffler. She insisted that while the SBA is sending aid to 'innocent victims,' Newsom should be held accountable for his 'state-sanctioned crisis.'
Russia Today
15-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
US Republicans investigating California governor and LA mayor over riots
The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has begun an investigation into riots in California that have followed a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on illegal migrants. Committee members are accusing Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass of inaction and obstructing federal attempts to manage the unrest. The protests that erupted last week quickly devolved into riots, with participants torching police cars and US flags, blocking highways, and clashing with law enforcement officers. The latter have responded with tear gas and rubber bullets, with hundreds of arrests, as well as multiple injuries on both sides reported. The start of the probe was announced in a press release by the US House Oversight Committee on Friday. Chairman James Comer and Clay Higgins, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, both Republicans, sent letters to Newsom and Bass, requesting that they hand over 'documents and communications' dated June 1, 2025 and later, relevant to the ongoing riots and the state authorities' response to them. The letters also accused the two Democrats of falsely claiming that 'state and local law enforcement had protests under control' and of 'falsely blaming' President Donald Trump 'for the actions of violent rioters.' Newsom previously sued the Trump administration over its decision to deploy the National Guard to California. On Thursday, a US district judge ruled the move illegal, only for a Court of Appeals to issue a temporary injunction against that ruling hours later. For now, the National Guard remains under Trump's control, and not that of the state authorities, until a hearing on Tuesday. Responding to the committee's request, Governor Newsom's press office said in a post on X on Saturday that the records requested 'will include some highly unusual communications from the White House.' 'We're good with transparency. Will the White House say the same?' the message added. In an acrimonious exchange throughout the week, Newsom described Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard as a 'step toward authoritarianism' and a 'serious breach of state sovereignty.' Trump, in turn, urged the 'grossly incompetent' California governor to 'get his act together' and to 'apologize… for the absolutely horrible job' he has allegedly done. The US president also suggested he would back a proposal by White House border czar Tom Homan to have Newsom arrested for allegedly obstructing federal immigration enforcement efforts.
Russia Today
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Republicans investigating California governor and LA mayor over riots
The US House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has begun an investigation into riots in California that have followed a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid on illegal migrants. Committee members are accusing Governor Gavin Newsom and Mayor Karen Bass of inaction and obstructing federal attempts to manage the unrest. The protests that erupted last week quickly devolved into riots, with participants torching police cars and US flags, blocking highways, and clashing with law enforcement officers. The latter have responded with tear gas and rubber bullets, with hundreds of arrests, as well as multiple injuries on both sides reported. The start of the probe was announced in a press release by the US House Oversight Committee on Friday. Chairman James Comer and Clay Higgins, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement, both Republicans, sent letters to Newsom and Bass, requesting that they hand over 'documents and communications' dated June 1, 2025 and later, relevant to the ongoing riots and the state authorities' response to letters also accused the two Democrats of falsely claiming that 'state and local law enforcement had protests under control' and of 'falsely blaming' President Donald Trump 'for the actions of violent rioters.' Newsom previously sued the Trump administration over its decision to deploy the National Guard to California. On Thursday, a US district judge ruled the move illegal, only for a Court of Appeals to issue a temporary injunction against that ruling hours later. For now, the National Guard remains under Trump's control, and not that of the state authorities, until a hearing on Tuesday. Responding to the committee's request, Governor Newsom's press office said in a post on X on Saturday that the records requested 'will include some highly unusual communications from the White House.' 'We're good with transparency. Will the White House say the same?' the message added. In an acrimonious exchange throughout the week, Newsom described Trump's decision to deploy the National Guard as a 'step toward authoritarianism' and a 'serious breach of state sovereignty.' Trump, in turn, urged the 'grossly incompetent' California governor to 'get his act together' and to 'apologize… for the absolutely horrible job' he has allegedly done. The US president also suggested he would back a proposal by White House border czar Tom Homan to have Newsom arrested for allegedly obstructing federal immigration enforcement efforts.
Fox News
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Fox News Politics Newsletter: Maxine Waters' History of Fanning Flames
Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening… Eighteen-term Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters resurfaced in the news after several run-ins with federal authorities during the ongoing illegal immigration riots in California, just as her House tenure began amid prior Angeleno unrest. In 1992, as she was finishing her first term in Congress, the not-guilty verdict against White LAPD officers seen beating a Black motorist named Rodney King sparked a similar conflagration in Los Angeles, and Waters was in the midst of it then as well. The riots greatly affected her South Los Angeles district, and Waters was quoted at the time as appearing to downplay the violence not as a "riot" but as "just a bunch of crazy people who went out and did bad things for no reason."…READ MORE RIFT HITS RATINGS: Musk's favorability among Republicans drops 16 points after Trump feud SUPPORT SLIPS AWAY: Public opinion turns against Trump-backed tax and spending bill, new survey finds 'NEXT-GENERATION': Trump's 'next-generation' missile defense plan gains momentum as US faces foreign threats WIN FOR TRUMP: Appeals court grants Trump short-term win over Boasberg in immigration ruling 'ABSOLUTE EVIL': Hamas attack on aid workers leaves eight dead as org fears some were 'taken hostage' WINS BIG: Israel's Netanyahu holds on to power, attempt to dissolve government falls short RED ALERT: Taiwan ramps up Coast Guard and military readiness in face of Beijing's 'gray zone' warfare SPENDING SHOWDOWN: GOP lawmakers prepare to slash $9.1 billion from USAID, NPR and PBS in rare vote POWER OF THE PURSE: Fate of Trump's $9.4 billion spending cut package hangs on House GOP moderates TRUMP TEAM TARGETED: Democrat congresswoman draws boos over 'shameful' sexism remark in committee hearing with Treasury Secretary TAX BOMB TICKING: Pence group warns Senate not to rubber-stamp Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' 'WIN THE ARGUMENT': Fetterman issues 'DO' and 'DO NOT' list, doubling down on anti-violence message after calling out LA 'anarchy' TRIMMING THE FAT: Republican senators roll out DOGE budget proposals for Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' TRACK RECORD LOOMS: Mayor Karen Bass' handling of LA riots adds to decades of political baggage 'GET THE HELL OUT': California Dem tells Hegseth he's an 'embarrassment' to the US, should 'get the hell out' of the DOD LAW ENFORCED: National Guard authorized to detain ICE attackers, DHS says Get the latest updates on the Trump administration and Congress, exclusive interviews and more on
