In-town pool note #5: Trump says people causing problems in LA are insurrectionists

Attaching a couple quotes (please check against Otter) from the South Lawn. Trump said if he were Tom Homan, he would arrest California Governor Gavin Newsom and said that the people causing the problem in Los Angeles are professional agitators and insurrectionists that should be in jail.

Before walking past reporters and taking a couple of questions, Trump stopped at an excavator on the South Lawn and spoke with a handful of construction workers. When talking with reporters after, Trump pointed over at the site and said “flagpole.”

PLEASE CHECK AGAINST TAPE:

Q “Gavin Newsom is daring Tom Homan to come and arrest him. Should he do it?

TRUMP: “I’d do it if I were Tom. I think it’s great. Gavin likes the publicity…. He’s done a terrible job. I like Gavin Newsom, he’s a nice guy but he’s grossly incompetent, everybody knows.”

Q “What does your intel tell you about all the people causing all problems in LA. Are they people ICE is trying to deport or are they professional agitators?”

TRUMP: “The people that are causing the problem are professional agitators, they’re insurrectionists. They’re bad people, they should be in jail.”

Trump did not respond to a question if he would invoke the Insurrection Act

Jake Traylor

White House Reporter | POLITICO

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