President Donald Trump expressed support for Tom Homan to arrest Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) after the Democratic governor dared the border czar to arrest him after the Trump administration called in the National Guard to quell protests in Los Angeles.

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to arrest Gov. Gavin Newsom, a striking example of Trump attacking a fellow elected official just as National Guard troops deployed in Los Angeles amid protests over immigration actions .

As he returned to the White House today, Trump was asked if border czar Tom Homan should arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom, as Newsom has dared him to do. “I would do it if I were Tom,” Trump told reporters. “I think it’s great. Gavin likes the publicity.” He added: “I like Gavin Newsom, he’s a nice guy, but he’s grossly incompetent.”