Steve Hilton, candidate for governor of California, discusses the federal appeals court's ruling that President Trump can send National Guard troops to California.

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A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of President Trump, allowing him to deploy National Guard troops to California. The decision was made to support federal law enforcement officers, particularly in the context of enforcing federal immigration laws. California Governor Gavin Newsom and other state officials had opposed the move, arguing it represented federal overreach and an inappropriate use of military force.

Steve Hilton, a candidate for governor of California, welcomed the court's decision and criticized Governor Newsom's approach to state governance. Hilton argued that the ruling was a rebuke to Newsom and highlighted ongoing dissatisfaction among Californians with state leadership, citing economic struggles and concerns over public safety.

Appeals court rules Trump can send National Guard to California

All right, joining us now to weigh in on this and more is Steve Hilton, candidate for governor of California. Steve, great to see you. Thanks so much for coming on the show. Your reaction to the appeals court ruling and the message that sends to Gavin Newsom? Well, of course, it's a victory not just for the president, but for obvious common sense. How could it have gone any other way? I've been saying it all along. The president called in the National Guard to protect federal law enforcement officers who were doing their duty, enforcing federal law, and you had the feckless Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass refusing to help them. What else could the president do? It is a massive rebuke to Gavin Newsom. And it shows that this whole attitude he's had in all of these days, which is instead of doing his job and protecting not just law enforcement officers from the federal administration, but the people and the community and the businesses of Los Angeles, instead of doing his job, he's been trying to pick fights with President Trump, whether it's these ridiculous nuisance lawsuits that have ended in a fiasco and humiliation for Gavin Newsom or constantly trolling President Trump on social media. That's what he's been spending his time doing, and it just shows you what a joke he really is. And honestly, if he's so uninterested in doing his actual job of taking care of his state, the people who live here, he should just step aside now. Yeah. And speaking of trolling the president on social media, he's disappointed. He wrote this on X saying this, Donald Trump is not a king and not above the law, going on to say in part, we will not let this authoritarian use of military soldiers against citizens go unchecked. Steve, is the president really using the military against U.S. citizens? And also, what is the danger in using this type of rhetoric? No, the president is using his legitimate force to protect us and American citizens and to try and help his administration get dangerous, violent criminals who are here illegally, who've been served deportation notices out of the country. That is his job. If only the people in California, the politicians in California would do their job. And honestly, we are so sick here in California of all this ridiculous talk from Gavin Newsom about authoritarianism from the guy who unilaterally, without anyone else, shut down businesses, schools, churches in California for no good reason, sent his people out to arrest a paddleboarder solo paddling in the ocean. Unbelievable. It is all unbelievable. Steve, you're running for governor. I know you're out there. You're talking to people every day. What are they saying to you about these recent events happening in California and also where the state is headed under Gavin Newsom? Well, it's just so sad, honestly, because when I'm on the road, there's a word that comes up that really captures how people are feeling. Every single place I go, every meeting I have, the word is struggle. It is such a struggle just to exist in California. If your family, if you're a family trying to make ends meet, if you're a small business trying to keep your head above water, the taxes and the regulations and the ridiculous nonsense you have to put up with from the government, if you're a family, the cost of gas, it's such a struggle. That's why my plans to turn California around are focused on the simple, practical things. Instead of the $8.40 gas that we're heading to with Gavin Newsom, my plan is for $3 gas by getting rid of the ridiculous climate extremism that pushes up the price. Instead of chaos and lawlessness on our streets, because Gavin Newsom, unbelievably, has been closing state prisons, putting dangerous, violent criminals on our streets, I will reopen prisons, expand prison capacity, keep people safe. That's the job that he's supposed to be doing. He's clearly incapable of doing it. People are desperate for change now in California. You just see in every poll, a majority of Californians want change. That's why I'm running, to bring that change when it's the election next year. Yeah. And, you know, unbelievable, he, I guess, the rumor mill is going around that Gavin Newsom is going to run for president. I want to get your take on that. Well, it seems to be all he's ever thinking about. I mean, all this trolling of Trump, these pathetic lawsuits, that's all he seems to care about. He's not doing his job. He's not protecting anyone here. But the thing is, he can't even get that right. So in his, in Gavin Newsom's pursuit of the presidential nomination, remember for the first few months of this year, it was all about posing as a moderate and pivoting to the center. That's what he was supposed to be doing. When he had Charlie Kirk on his podcast and agreed with him about how deeply unfair, that was the quote, deeply unfair it is for biological men to compete in girls' sports, then suddenly all that fake moderation thrown out of the window with the L.A. riots, when he's back to being the voice of the anti-Trump resistance and pandering to the mob and his far-left activists. He's all over the place, completely lost the plot, doesn't know what he's doing for either the job he's supposed to be doing as governor or actually the next one that he wants. And I think the whole country can see that this guy just simply can't be trusted. All right. See if we can get to the lead up right there. Thank you so much. We appreciate you coming on. Great to be with you. Thank you.

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