Vice President JD Vance called out Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday over his multiple attempts to deflect blame for the ongoing southern California riots to President Donald Trump and his administration.

On Monday, Newsom posted, “Do YOUR job. We didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved. Rescind the order. Return control to California,” in response to an earlier post from Vance demanding that Newsom take control of the situation.

Vance posted photos of an assault on a Border Patrol vehicle and a flaming car, both of which occurred before Trump announced his involvement. “Gavin Newsom says he didn’t have a problem until Trump got involved. Both of these photos were taken before the president authorized the National Guard to go protect our Border Patrol in California. Does this look like ‘no problem’?” Vance wrote.

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