Burmaster and the New Orleans Police Department declined to comment, citing pending litigation. In court filings, Burmaster’s attorneys argue he was acting within the scope of his duty as a police officer when he fired the gun.
Newsom’s initial response to Homan, during the MSNBC interview and in subsequent posts on his own social media: “Come and get me, tough guy.”On Monday Trump seemed to agree with his border chief, telling reporters, “I would do it if I were Tom.”
“I think it’s great. Gavin likes the publicity, but I think it would be a great thing,” Trump added. “He’s done a terrible job. Look — I like Gavin, he’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent, everybody knows.”Homan later said there was “no discussion” about actually arresting Newsom, but reiterated that “no one’s above the law.”Reposting a video of Trump’s comments about arresting him, Newsom
that they represented “a day I hoped I would never see in America” and said Trump’s call for his arrest marked “an unmistakable step toward authoritarianism.”The arrest questions — and insults — continued later Monday after an event at the White House, when Trump told reporters that Newsom’s “primary crime is running for governor, because he did such a bad job.”
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The festive flamenco music stopped, the ubiquitous beer bottles and wine glasses were put down, and the Catholic faithful prayed an evening rosary by pine trees ina few miles from the hamlet of El Rocío.