This is the week that Gavin Newsom stopped thinking so much.

An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.

Governor Gavin Newsom said the U.S. President “manufactured” the chaos in Los Angeles to distract from challenges and seize power.

"This brazen abuse of power by a sitting president inflamed a combustible situation, putting our people, our officers and even our National Guard at risk. That's when the downward spiral began." Start the day smarter.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended President Trump deploying National Guard to L.A., stating Gavin Newsom is "choos[ing] rioters and criminal illegals" over American law enforcement.

Trump demands a ‘Thank You’ from Newsom after appeals court delays bid to boot military from Los Angeles - A late-night decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow to California Governo

Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the Trump administration on Sunday to rescind its move to deploy 2,000 California National Guardsmen to Los Angeles to subdue immigration protests, accusing the White House of illegally overriding his authority and intentionally inflaming tensions with protesters.

Gavin Newsom is in a tough spot ... chose to do Tuesday night is outright lie about what has happened in Los Angeles, inventing fake raids in Latino communities and misrepresenting the timeline ...