Gov. Gavin Newsom long insisted that he had no interest in running for president, despite rampant speculation. Now he’s publicly acknowledging that it’s a possibility.

An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is meeting the moment, Democrats say. Amid the growing storm over the Trump administration’s response to protests of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

President Donald Trump hit back at Gov. Gavin Newsom's claims that the president did not call him recently, showing a screenshot of the call to Fox News.

A new Public Policy Institute of California poll for June revealed a decline in support for Gov. Gavin Newsom, while President Donald Trump’s lower approval rating remained mostly unchanged.

California Republicans have found ways to convince Trump he’s helping the state rather than Newsom before, one expert said.

“The district court has no authority to usurp the president’s authority as commander in chief,” Kelly said in an emailed statement to the Southern California News Group. “The president exercised his lawful authority to mobilize the National Guard to protect federal buildings and personnel in Gavin Newsom’s lawless Los Angeles.”

California GOP Candidate Steve Hilton told Fox News Digital that "Gavin Newsom is a total joke" amid the ongoing anti-ICE riots across Los Angeles.