Border Patrol chief crashes Newsom's rollout of California redistricting campaign

[reACTIONary]

Source: SF Chronicle

As Gov. Gavin Newsom launched his California redistricting campaign Thursday at an event in Los Angeles, a U.S. Border Patrol sector chief showed up outside with a contingent of armed and masked agents.

Inside, speaking at a podium emblazoned with the apparent slogan for the ballot measure Newsom is pushing — the Election Rigging Response Act — a series of supporters framed the measure as a response to efforts by Republicans to redraw their own maps.

“If we do not fight back, they will continue to seize unfettered power, defy the will of the people and threaten the health and wellbeing of all of us,” said Jodi Hicks, CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California.

Read more: https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/newsom-california-redistricting-20817711.php

[erronis]

1. Total provocation, again.

It reminds me of my childhood games of "chicken", except these stunts threaten our whole country, our social fabric.

[hildegaard28]

2. Just Trump's

Brownshirts showing up to intimidate. Not going to work. That will only turn more people against them.

[BaronChocula]

3. Getting it while they can

If Cali redistricting is successful and Dems retake the House, there will be some checks and balances on these hooligans. Lawsuits and jail time would be great, but can't get too greedy.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. Bovino

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Must be held to account when the Regime falls.

6 months in Gitmo.

[azureblue]

12. and instead

all it did was piss people off. The Gestapo looked stupid standing around trying to be all macho, but you can see how nervous they were. And almost all masked like the little chumps they are. People outside hated them for their little charade.

Why didn't the chumps go down to South Central and try to kidnap someone?

[JustAnotherGen]

18. They are pathetic

[JustAnotherGen]

4. Bass and Newsom Are Right!

“Wake up, America,” Newsom said. “Wake up to what's happening not just here in Los Angeles, where we saw our streets militarized, where we saw due process rights thrown out the window.”

Newsom blamed Trump for the presence of the Border Patrol while speaking with reporters after the rally. He described the raid as “sick and pathetic.”

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who’s been a vocal opponent of President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles and aggressive immigration crackdown, said the timing of Border Patrol’s appearance was intentional.

[riversedge]

6. Video: Border Patrol Conducts RAID Outside Newsom Press Conference

Border Patrol Conducts RAID Outside Newsom Press Conference

Aug 14, 2025 #losangeles #borderpatrol #gavinnewsom

A group of Border Patrol agents crashed the LA venue where Governor Gavin Newsom was set to hold a press conference. Footage released on X by Newsom’s press office showed armed officers positioned outside the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles. Local reports indicated that approximately 100 federal agents were present in the area.

#losangeles #borderpatrol #gavinnewsom

[wolfie001]

7. Nazis don't like free speech

Fat, orange imbecile has really left a YUGE sh7tstain on our country. Repulsive pigman.

[quakerboy]

8. attempted intimidation.

[paleotn]

10. Accomplished impotence.

[paleotn]

9. And how many times has Donnie Dumb Ass threatened to have Newsom arrested?

Had the opportunity to do just that but they decided to pick on some poor immigrant instead. Chicken shits. Just fucking do it, ya fucking cowards!!!! We all know they want to go there. Then just fucking go there and catch the fucking wrath!!

Donnie can't even get evil dictator right. He's a failure at everything.

[tonekat]

11. So who knew they were there?

Who told them to show up? Or did this group chose to go rogue.

We are entering an era where the Reptiles will threaten the rest of this just for not agreeing with their authoritarian agenda.

[azureblue]

13. and were they too far inland

to have arrest powers?

[Shipwack]

16. Probably not.

They have jurisdiction up to 100 miles from any external boundary of the US… Which, incidentally, means 2 out of 3 people are within their jurisdiction.



https://www.aclu-nm.org/en/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-100-mile-border-zone

[dflprincess]

14. Helping make Newsom's point. nt

[spudspud]

15. Cosplaying as Brownshirts, huh? /nt

[maptap22]

17. How were masked armed men allowed to be anywhere near the Gov of CA? Why was this not a huge security breach?

Doesn't the Gov have security?

I get so enraged when I see them all masked up!!! Show your faces you pussy-ass bitches!

[JustAnotherGen]

19. It's really bad optics

And it didn't work.