California Governor Gavin Newsom will speak at a press conference with Texas Democrats at the governor’s residence in Sacramento, California on August 8, 2025. Carlos Barrier/Reuters
California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized the Trump administration on August 8 after sought a $1 billion settlement with the University of California, Los Angeles University.
At a press conference Friday, the California Democratic governor said the president “has threatened us through a terror with a $1 billion fine unless we bid.”
