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According to White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass could have focused their efforts on rebuilding areas of Los Angeles that were devastated by wildfires earlier this year, instead of safeguarding illegal immigrants.
“For the amount of effort Bass and Newsom have put into sheltering criminal illegal aliens, they could have fully rebuilt the Palisades by now with time and money to spare,” Miller said in a post on X on Sunday.
Bass and Newsom faced criticism from President Donald Trump in January after massive wildfires caused significant damage in Los Angeles. Trump accused Bass of “gross incompetence” and suggested Newsom should resign due to the state’s response to the natural disaster.
Los Angeles suffered property damage ranging from $28.0 billion to $53.8 billion due to the fires, as reported by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation’s Institute for Applied Economics.
Trump and the California leaders continued to clash, especially after Trump deployed and federalized thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines in response to riots that erupted in LA following Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests in the city.
In response to Trump’s actions, Newsom criticized the federalization of the National Guard, calling it an “unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”
The Los Angeles City Council designated Los Angeles as a sanctuary city in November, prohibiting city resources and personnel from assisting with federal immigration enforcement like ICE.
Miller also targeted Bass in a separate post on X on Sunday, referencing an interview she had with the New Yorker where she stated that “no city should have to go through an unjustified federal seizure of power.”
“According to the Mayor of Los Angeles, her city is not part of the federal union, and she is free to import and subsidize infinity illegals,” Miller said.
Representatives for Newsom and Bass did not respond immediately to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
