Administrator Kelly Loeffler slammed Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom for prioritizing illegal immigrants over local small businesses amid ongoing riots in Los Angeles in an exclusive sit-down interview with the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Newsom eliminated funds for health programs centered around LGBTQ+ youth, women, and transgender people last month.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted aggressive operations that led to a lot of riots, with Los Angeles being the main place of their occurrence.

After eight years as lieutenant-governor, in 2018 he was elected to California’s top job. He breezed past a recall effort in 2021 (which tried to capitalise on Mr Newsom’s visit to the French Laundry, a posh restaurant in Napa Valley, during covid lockdowns) and won re-election in 2022.

The governor highlighted his work with ICE in California but said that President Trump was “trying to gin things up to create problems” at protests.

Federal appeals court blocks California's National Guard victory over Trump, escalating constitutional crisis between president and governor.

The House Oversight Committee is investigating the protests in Los Angeles, sending letters to the top Democratic officials involved in the response.