“Democrats — and Gavin Newsom — have really put themselves in a trap. The reason Gavin Newsom is really trying not to call this a riot is because to call it a riot (1) acknowledges this is not a peaceful protest, and (2) you would have to then admit what is behind this riot. And that is mass migration, that he has championed …, destabilizes communities,” The Federalist’s Brianna Lyman said on The Bottom Line. “And when Americans see the American flag being burned in the street and a Mexican flag being raised, they’re not shying away, they’re digging their heels in deeper. They want these mass deportations, they want these [Trump] policies, so they turn away from the Democratic Party.”
“Gavin Newsom has two options … He either acknowledges these are riots and quells them, which in turn means he also has to readjust his position. Or he does what he’s doing now, which is ignore them and send the message to the American people that he cannot keep his constituents safe.”
