A spokesperson dismissed the idea previously touted by the president, following a visit to the island by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday

Newsom has defended the proposal as a break-the-emergency-glass maneuver to preserve what he has cast as America’s besieged democracy, arguing Democrats have to become more aggressive and creative to have a shot at blocking Trump’s agenda.

President Donald Trump is pulling federal funding for one of California’s most ambitious—and controversial—projects as his feud with the state’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, rages on. Trump announced that he had “officially freed” American taxpayers from funding the state’s long-planned high-speed train,

California’s governor called the development of a West-wide market the state's best shot at lowering energy costs.

Newsom laughed and responded, “You’re hitting me right there man, the California exodus. By the way, complete bulls—t. Now, the last two years, we’ve seen significant growth in California’s population. So it’s reversed, and record-breaking tourism.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) tried to get government employees to show up for work more than twice a week, but government unions said no.

One labor leader called out the governor “for not discussing common sense regulations on technology and AI to save jobs and to save privacy.”

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) said on Wednesday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) would be a “great” presidential candidate for the Democratic Party in 2028. Earlier on the panel, Lieu told