How California has been ‘Trump-proofing’ itself against federal reprisal
Newsom also announces special session of legislature to ensure state agencies’ funding and says: ‘We won’t sit idle’
California prided itself on its resistance to Donald Trump during his first term as president and will hardly have to scramble to assume the same role a second time around.
Indeed, as a bastion of Democratic party strength in a country moving sharply to the right, it has been preparing for this moment for a long time.