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Newsom Calls Emergency Session to 'Trump-Proof' California, Safeguard Civil Rights and Reproductive Freedom

Nov 7, 2024, 05:33 PM

California Governor Gavin Newsom, a fierce critic of President-elect Donald Trump, has called an emergency special legislative session to "Trump-proof" the state's liberal policies ahead of Trump's second term. The session, set to begin on December 2 when new lawmakers are sworn in, aims to fund California's legal defense and bolster legal resources to safeguard civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, and immigrant families. "California is ready to fight," Newsom declared. "We are prepared to fight in the courts, and we will do everything necessary." The governor's preemptive move is intended to protect California values against any unlawful actions by the incoming Trump administration.