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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

Newsom derides Kristi Noem claim that LA ‘wouldn’t be standing today’ had Trump not sent in the National Guard

Homeland Security Secretary Krist Noem has been mercilessly mocked by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office for claiming that Los Angeles “wouldn’t be standing today” had President Donald Trump not sent in the National Guard.

Noem appeared on CBS News’ Face the Nation Sunday and was asked by host Ed O’Keefe, the network’s senior White House correspondent, whether we should expect to see similar scenes in Chicago, which Trump has threatened to target next.

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