Speaker Johnson claims that Newsom should be "tarred and feathered" for opposing Trump.

 I will not provide you with a legal opinion regarding the appropriateness of arresting Gavin Newsom. But in the U.S. Capitol, Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters, "He should be tarred and feathered."

In response to Republican assaults on California Governor Gavin Newsom, House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters on June 10 that the Democrat should be "tarred and feathered" for opposing President Donald Trump on immigration enforcement.

"I am not in that lane. I will not provide you with a legal opinion regarding the appropriateness of arresting Gavin Newsom. During his weekly news conference in the U.S. Capitol, Louisiana Republican Johnson stated, "But he ought to be tarred and feathered."

Trump stated on June 9 that "it would be a terrific thing" if Newsom was taken into custody by his border czar, Tom Homan. Trump's decision to send the California National Guard to Los Angeles in order to put an end to protests over immigration enforcement has been contested by the governor. Additionally, Trump has directed the deployment of 700 Marines to the second-biggest city in the country.

Johnson claimed during his press conference that Newsom is preventing the Trump administration from carrying out federal law.

"He is obstructing the administration and the application of federal legislation. He is obstructing the good guys and cheering on the bad guys. He is complicit in the disrespectful and violent treatment of our federal law enforcement officers," Johnson stated. "This is a significant issue."

Newsom's social media response was prompt. It is good to know that we will be using punishments straight from the 1700s instead of making an arrest. An appropriate warning considering the Republican Party's desire to return our nation to the 18th century.

President Lyndon B. Johnson dispatched troops to guide civil rights demonstrators taking part in the Selma-Montgomery March in Alabama in 1965, the last time a president summoned the National Guard despite the state governor's protests.

"If local and state officials are unwilling or unable to do their job, the president of the United States will do his and we support that fully," Johnson said.

The last time a president called in the National Guard over the objections of the state governor was in 1965 when President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops to escort civil rights marchers participating in the Selma-Montgomery March in Alabama.