Trump versus Calif.: The feud becomes real
By Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times
Between his executive orders on immigration and the investigation he wants into voter fraud, President Trump had a clear target on Wednesday: California.
The state was one of two singled out as a focus of the vote fraud investigation stemming from Trump’s belief that he lost the popular vote due to “illegals” taking part in November’s election.
California also was the unnamed center of Trump’s announcement of plans to tighten immigration rules and punish jurisdictions that offer sanctuary to those without proper papers— penalties that in California could rise to millions or billions of dollars.
The new president’s moves came one day after Gov. Jerry Brown used his State of the State speech to challenge Trump’s presidency and assert that California intended to go its own way.