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Newsom lashes out at Trump over ‘carnival of chaos’ amid Minnesota ICE shooting furor
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With the national spotlight firmly on a fatal shooting in Minnesota involving an ICE agent, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California used a high-profile speech to target President Donald Trump over «citizens shot» and what the likely Democratic presidential contender claimed was «using American cities as training grounds for the United States military.»
Newsom’s comments Thursday in his final State of the State address as governor of the nation’s most populous state came in the wake of the shooting death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good after she confronted ICE agents from inside her car in Minneapolis.
Video of the incident has gone viral, and while Democrats have heavily criticized the shooting, the Trump administration is vocally defending the actions of the ICE agent.
«The woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self-defense,» Trump said in a social media post.
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A Border Patrol Tactical Unit agent sprays pepper spray into the face of a protester attempting to block an immigration officer’s vehicle in Minneapolis Jan. 7. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)
And the president argued «the reason these incidents are happening is because the Radical Left is threatening, assaulting, and targeting our Law Enforcement Officers and ICE Agents on a daily basis.»
Vice President JD Vance at a White House briefing Thursday claimed Good was «brainwashed» and suggested she was connected to a «broader, left-wing network.»
Hours after the incident, Newsom alleged it was «state-sponsored terrorism.»
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A day later, in his address to the California legislature, the governor took aim at the president and his unprecedented moves during his first year back in the White House.
«The president believes that might makes right, that the courts are simply speed bumps, not stops. That democracy is a nuisance to be circumvented. Secret police, businesses being raided, windows smashed, citizens detained, citizens shot, masked men snatching, people in broad daylight, people disappearing,» Newsom charged.
And the governor, arguably the most vocal and visible Democrat leading the resistance to Trump, accused the president of governing through fear by instigating «purposeful chaos emanating from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.»
And he criticized what he called «a carnival of chaos» as he pointed to the Trump administration’s National Guard deployments to Democrat-governed cities, including Los Angeles, as well as cuts in key federal funding.
«None of this is normal,» Newsom emphasized.
Newsom said California must stand up to Trump’s «assault on our values,» while warning that democracy is at stake.
Newsom and the president have repeatedly clashed in the first year of Trump’s second administration, from the National Guard deployment to Los Angeles to the federal government’s push to block California’s fuel standards and efforts to eventually ban new gas-powered cars.
And the two politicians have also taken aim at each other over the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires that killed over 30 people and destroyed neighborhoods. Wednesday was the one-year anniversary of the outbreak of those wildfires.
President Donald Trump speaks as first lady Melania Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom listen after arriving on Air Force One at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles Jan. 24, 2025. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
Officially, Newsom’s State of the State address was designed to showcase his accomplishments as governor and lay out his agenda for his final year in office.
«You’ve seen double-digit decreases in crime overall in the state of California,» the governor touted.
California Republican Party Chairwoman Corrin Rankin, responding in a statement, claimed, «Governor Newsom told Californians that homelessness is down, crime is at record lows, schools are improving and Los Angeles is recovering after the Palisades fires. Governor Newsom painted a picture of a California that exists in his imagination.»
Unofficially, the speech was an opportunity for Newsom to portray himself as a national leader of the Democratic Party ahead of what many expect will be a 2028 White House run.
And the governor didn’t waste the opportunity.
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Newsom, who led the fight against Trump’s redistricting push ahead of November’s midterm elections, said, «We’re not retreating.»
And he described California as «a beacon» that is «providing a different narrative and operational model of policy for others to follow.»
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Russian missile strike kills 10 in Ukraine as Trump says ‘hatred’ between countries complicating peace deal
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A Russian ballistic missile strike on a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, killed at least 10 people, including two children, and wounded 16 others Saturday, officials said.
The strike was part of a broader overnight assault in which Russia launched 29 missiles and 480 drones targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure, with damage reported in Kyiv and at seven other locations across the country, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy called for an international response following the attack.
«There must be a response from partners to these savage strikes against life. I thank everyone who will not remain silent. Russia has not abandoned its attempts to destroy Ukraine’s residential and critical infrastructure, and therefore support must continue,» he said in a post on X.
The ruins of an apartment building burn following a Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Saturday. (Andrii Marienko/AP Photo)
«We count on active work with the European Union to guarantee greater protection for our people,» he added. «I am grateful to everyone who helps strengthen our protection.»
Preliminary Ukrainian data showed air defense systems downed 19 missiles and 453 drones, while nine missiles and 26 strike drones hit 22 locations.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said the strikes targeted Ukrainian military factories, energy facilities and air bases.
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Ukrainian firefighters work at the scene of an apartment building following a Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday. (Andrii Marienko/AP Photo)
Speaking Saturday at the Shield of the Americas Summit in Doral, Florida, President Donald Trump said the «hatred» between Russia and Ukraine was complicating efforts to reach a peace deal.
«It’s so great that, you know, Ukraine, Russia, you’d think there would be a little bit of camaraderie, [but] there’s not. And the hatred is so great. It’s very hard for them to get there. It’s very, very hard to get there. So we’ll see what happens,» Trump said. «But we’ve been close a lot of times and one or the other would back out.»
«But we’re losing, you know, they’re losing, you know, doesn’t really affect us very much because we’ve got an ocean separating. I’m doing it as a favor to Europe, and I’m doing it as a favor to life because they’re losing 25,000 souls,» Trump added. «Think of that every month. 25,000. Last month, 31,000. Both sides, 31,000 people died, mostly soldiers.»
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Firefighters tackle a fire in an multi-story apartment building following a Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday. (Andrii Marienko/AP Photo)
Last month, Zelenskyy told Fox News that Russia is trying «to play with the president of the United States» and stalling U.S.-brokered efforts to end the war.
Fox News Digital’s Greg Norman-Diamond and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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GOP senators say Trump’s strikes ‘significantly degraded’ Iran but emphasize attacks not ‘forever wars’
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — One week into the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, two Republican senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee say the military operation has «degraded» Tehran’s ability to strike back.
But in exclusive interviews with Fox News Digital, senators Rick Scott of Florida and Ted Budd of North Carolina emphasized the fighting will not lead to U.S. involvement in «forever wars» in the volatile Middle East.
«Our military is doing a great job,» Scott said. Pointing to Iran, he added, «They want to destroy America. We’ve got to stop them.»
Budd highlighted that «we have significantly degraded Iran’s ability to shoot back at us. … Their capacities are degraded. We’ve had great success.»
Budd and Scott spoke while attending an economic conference in Florida hosted by the Club for Growth, an influential and politically potent conservative group that pushes for fiscal responsibility.
President Donald Trump, who called for Iran’s «unconditional surrender,» said Saturday that Tehran will be «hit very hard» and warned the U.S. is considering «areas and groups» not previously considered as targets.
Over the past week, Operation Epic Fury has widened in scope as Iran has retaliated against a growing number of nations in the region. This week, the Republican-controlled House and Senate, in separate votes nearly entirely along party lines, rejected moves by Democrats to restrict the president’s ability to steer the fighting.
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The president said Thursday in an interview with Axios he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next leader. Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the initial strikes against Iran a week ago.
And there are concerns among many on the right that the strikes against Iran could lead to prolonged American military involvement in the region, which Trump has repeatedly campaigned against during his three runs for the presidency.
It’s been one week since the U.S. and Israeli launched military strikes against Iran. (Contributor/Getty Images)
«Trump doesn’t want to be in forever wars. Every time I’ve talked to him, he doesn’t want that,» Scott said. «But I think what we do want to make sure we don’t have another Ayatollah that wants to … chant ‘Death to America’ and ‘death to our allies’ and try to destroy us.»
Budd added that «we’re not up for forever wars. We want to get in, get this thing done, get out and have peace for our country and the rest of the region.»
The latest Fox News national poll indicated that American voters are divided on the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran even as a majority sees the country as a security risk.
Sixty-one percent of those questioned viewed Iran as a danger to the U.S., according to the survey conducted Feb. 28-March 2. But that concern did not translate into majority support for the current U.S. military action, as 50% approved and 50% disapproved.
Support for the attacks was lower in national polling from other news organizations.
But the Fox News poll and the other surveys indicated widespread support among Republicans.
«Trump’s doing the right thing. He’s saving American lives by making sure that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon or ballistic missile. So, he’s doing the right thing,» Scott emphasized.
Budd added, «I’m very excited [about] what President Trump’s done. … The goal is American prosperity and American safety, and that’s what President Trump wants.»
Oil prices have shot up since the start of the fighting, instantly resulting in higher costs for gasoline across America. That’s a major concern for Republicans as they aim to keep control of the House and Senate majorities in this year’s midterm elections.
A driver refuels a vehicle at a Wawa gas station in Media, Pa., March 2, 2026. Oil and gas prices have shot up in the past week amid the strikes against Iran. (Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
«Hopefully it’s all going to be short term. Hopefully … the demolition of the Iranian military will happen quickly and actually will get lower oil prices,» Scott said.
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Budd acknowledged «we are going to have some short-term disruptions.»
But the senator was optimistic that «very soon we’ll have gas prices much cheaper than ever before. We were already on that pathway. President Trump is all about stability. He’s all about the price of oil.»
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