Newsom claims partial victory regardless of court docket permitting Trump’s Guard management

Governor Gavin Newsom stated in an official assertion that he’s disillusioned within the Ninth Circuit Courtroom’s choice to permit President Trump to retain management of the California Nationwide Guard, however is touting one side of the court docket ruling as a victory. 

Writing on X early Friday morning, the Democratic governor proclaimed that Trump is “not a king and never above the legislation.” 

“The court docket rightly rejected Trump’s declare that he can do no matter he desires with the Nationwide Guard and never have to elucidate himself to a court docket. The President is just not a king and isn’t above the legislation. We are going to press ahead with our problem to President Trump’s authoritarian use of U.S. navy troopers towards residents,” he went on to say in a press assertion later.

JUDGE MULLS TRUMP’S AUTHORITY OVER NATIONAL GUARD, WARNS US IS NOT ‘KING GEORGE’ MONARCHY

The court docket rejected Trump’s claims that he can federalize the California Nationwide Guard at will and nonetheless keep away from judicial scrutiny, the governor famous. 

“The Ninth Circuit rejected Trump’s sweeping declare that he can federalize the Nationwide Guard for any purpose and keep away from judicial scrutiny, even because it stayed an emergency district court docket order. It is a important test on presidential overreach and affirmation that the President is just not above the legislation,” Newsom’s press workplace said.

Newsom’s workplace stated that each Newsom and Lawyer Common Rob Bonta stay dedicated to holding the president accountable for utilizing the navy as home legislation enforcement – actions, they argued, have been in violation of federal legislation.

Though Newsom says the ruling is a win, there may be nonetheless an ongoing battle because the unanimous ruling from the Ninth Circuit Courtroom of Appeals on Thursday allowed President Trump to maintain management of Nationwide Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles earlier this month to quell riots throughout demonstrations towards U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  

U.S. Nationwide Guard members are deployed round downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following an immigration raid protest the night time earlier than.  (AP Photograph/Eric Thayer)

TRUMP SCORES MAJOR WIN AGAINST NEWSOM IN BATTLE FOR NATIONAL GUARD CONTROL

Trump’s choice to deploy the Nationwide Guard was the primary by a president of a state Nationwide Guard with out the governor’s permission since 1965.

L-R: California Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. President Donald Trump.  (Getty Photographs)

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Within the submitting, the court docket said that they believed the president had made a lawful choice.

Though the president did not notify the governor earlier than deploying the Nationwide Guard as required by legislation, the court docket cited that Newsom had no energy to veto the president’s order.