Shown as an example of the “bankruptcy of liberal policies” by Donald Trump throughout his campaign, California expects the worst from the next administration, particularly in terms of environmental protection. During his first term, the billionaire notably tried to attack the exception to federal regulations which, since the 1970s, has allowed the Golden State to decree its own pollution standards, stricter than in the rest of the country.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who until Kamala Harris' candidacy was one of Joe Biden's main lieutenants in his anti-Trump offensive, knows what to expect. Even before the election, he declared himself convinced that the Republican would not even wait for a « nanoseconde » for him ” put a spoke in wheel “.
On Wednesday, November 6, he released a statement praising the efforts of Kamala Harris, promising to work with the next president – without going so far as to congratulate him – but announcing that he will defend the Constitution and the rule of law. “Federalism is the cornerstone of our democracy, he writes. This is the United States of America. »
According to the Los Angeles Times, Gavin Newsom studied “Project 2025,” the program credited to Trump, and its impact on California. Along with state Attorney General Rob Bonta, he reviewed more than 100 lawsuits filed by California against the federal government during the Trump years to identify the state's potential vulnerabilities.
The rightization of the State
He plans to call a special legislative session in December to take preventative measures before Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025. “We continue to move forward with the same energy, he meant. I've dealt with this guy for years. I am better prepared than most people. »
In 2016, California, then led by governor and ardent environmental defender Jerry Brown, led a movement, Resistance. Eight years later, California is no longer the same, and it has not escaped the right-wing of America. The November 5 vote showed that the population of the state – where Democrats outnumber Republicans twice – is also looking for security.
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