Be careful what you wish for, Gov. Newsom.

Things are quickly heating up between Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom of California and the Trump administration.

In the last several days, Newsom has criticized the Trump administration for deploying the National Guard to quell the riots wreaking havoc in Los Angeles.

Now Newsom has taken a step further and has called for the Trump admin to arrest him.

Deadline had more details to add:

“Come after me. Arrest me,” a visibly angry Governor Gavin Newsom challenged the Trump administration late today.

Newsom was responding to comments made by Trump border czar Tom Homan who, when asked if his threat to arrest anybody who got in the way of immigration officials included the California governor and/or Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, replied, “I’ll say it about anybody. You cross that line, it’s a felony to knowingly harbor and conceal an illegal alien. It’s a felony to impede law enforcement doing their job.”

Newsom challenged Homan today in an interview with MSNBC, “Why doesn’t he do that? He’s a tough guy. He knows where to find me.” The governor was upset by what he said was ICE detaining “four year old girls who are just trying to get an education. Lay your hands off these people who are just trying to live their lives.”

Newsom then moved back to Homan and the Trump Administration.

“What the hell are they doing? These guys need to grow up. They need to stop. And we need to push back, so Tom: Arrest me. Let’s go.”

Watch Newsom say it here:

Trump’s border czar is threatening to arrest me for speaking out.

Come and get me, tough guy.

I don’t give a damn.

It won’t stop me from standing up for California.pic.twitter.com/DvVQljAgir

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 9, 2025

Big mistake. Gavin Newsom just invited Border Czar Tom Homan to arrest him:

“So, Tom, arrest me. Let’s go.”
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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 9, 2025

NBC News reported on what Los Angeles City Mayor Karen Bass’ response was to Homan’s warning:

Bass, meanwhile, dismissed Homan’s warning as unnecessary, emphasizing Sunday that while she opposed the decision to deploy National Guard troops, she has no interest in brawling with the federal government.

“He had absolutely positively no reason to even say that,” Bass said. “I spoke to him last night. He understands that I am the mayor of the city; the last thing in the world I’m going to do is get into a brawl with the federal government. So that just made no sense. There was no reason for that comment.”

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Trump doubled down on Homan’s warning Sunday, telling reporters that “officials who stand in the way of law and order” will “face judges.”

Here was Homan’s response to the two:

On @LoomerUnleashed last night, I asked @RealTomHoman Border Czar Tom Homan if we can expect to see the Trump admin arrest and prosecute @GavinNewsom and @MayorOfLA Karen Bass for harboring illegal aliens and protecting violent protesters in Los Angeles.
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— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) June 9, 2025

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