False: Governor Newsom is withholding official activation orders for the National Guard, effectively withholding their paychecks.
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Governor Newsom is withholding official activation orders for the National Guard, effectively withholding their paychecks.
Fact
The Governor cannot withhold their official activation orders while they are under federal command, that is a federal issue.
Instead, administrative backlog due to the abrupt deployment of the 4,000 national guard members is reported to be what’s causing the holdup.
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False Claim: President Trump’s Federalized National Guard De-escalated the situation in Los Angeles
The National Guard President Trump federalized was not deployed on the ground when he posted this.
False: On June 10, President Trump told press he spoke with the Governor “a day ago”
President Trump called the Governor once, on the night of Friday, June 7 – not “a day ago.”
President Trump DID NOT tell the Governor to “get his ass in gear” during his phone call on June 7th, 2025.
The President did not mention sending the National Guard into California at any point.