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Newsom warns Trump about interfering in state’s election ahead of midterms

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Scott, O. (2026, October 30). Newsom warns Trump about interfering in state’s election ahead of midterms. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/newsom-trump-midterm-elections-california-b3076186.html

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The Independent · collected 2026-10-30 · by Owen Scott

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California Governor Gavin Newsom warned President Donald Trump against interfering in California's elections during the midterms, deploying election lawyers and making illegal ballot seizure a felony. Newsom’s warning comes as the Trump administration has announced plans to send federal workers to monitor the elections, amid concerns over voter suppression and the legitimacy of electoral outcomes.
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📰 Trump Interfering In California Elections
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Owen Scott
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California DOJ the 2020 Presidential Election the Democratic Party the Department of Justice

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Newsom PERSON · 7× California GPE · 4× Trump PERSON · 4× Donald Trump PERSON · 2× DOJ ORG · 1× Gavin Newsom PERSON · 1× Jimmy Kimmel Live! PERSON · 1× Jimmy Kimmel’s PERSON · 1× the Democratic Party ORG · 1× the Department of Justice ORG · 1×

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Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel’s eponymous show, Newsom said: “We see what he's doing on a daily basis to literally suppress the vote to set the conditions where he will then express doubt in the electoral outcome and suggest that it was rigged.
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🔮 Trump has previously stated that he will accept the midterm results, under one condition.
2026-10-30 · The Independent
Newsom warns Trump about interfering in state’s election ahead of midterms · assertive framing

Claims (22 extracted, 1 hedged)

California Governor Gavin Newsom warned President Donald Trump not to interfere with his state’s elections this midterm cycle. asserted
Newsom → warn → elections
Newsom has become infamous for lambasting the president on X throughout the commander-in-chief’s second term. asserted
Newsom → become → term
This time, he seemingly took aim at concerns over the Trump administration's conduct surrounding California’s elections. asserted
he → take → elections
“A warning to Donald Trump: I’m deploying election lawyers to key battleground districts in California to protect every vote,” Newsom wrote. asserted
Newsom → deploy → vote
“And I just made it a FELONY to illegally seize ballots.” asserted
it → make → ballots
In the run-up to the midterm elections, the Department of Justice has alleged in a lawsuit that over 20,000 ballots were sent to noncitizens. asserted
ballots → allege → noncitizens
The Trump administration has also announced that it plans to deploy federal workers to monitor the midterm elections. asserted
it → announce → elections
Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Newsom hit out at Trump and said that he is taking action against the deployment of federal agents. asserted
he → appear → agents
“Right now I am focused on getting over a thousand poll workers, folks out there to monitor the DOJ monitors that Trump's going to send to try to steal this election,” he revealed on October 28. asserted
he → get → October
“I can't believe we're doing this. asserted
we → believe → this
That we have to do this,” he continued. asserted
he → have → this
We're not screwing around. asserted
We → screw → ?
Nor is he, but we can't screw around.” asserted
we → screw → ?
Trump has previously stated that he will accept the midterm results, under one condition. asserted
he → state → condition
“I will, if they’re honest elections,” he told reporters. asserted
he → ’re → reporters
The president has previously questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 Presidential Election and has openly been skeptical about the validity of mail-in voting. asserted
president → question → voting
Speaking on Jimmy Kimmel’s eponymous show, Newsom said: “We see what he's doing on a daily basis to literally suppress the vote to set the conditions where he will then express doubt in the electoral outcome and suggest that it was rigged. asserted
it → speak → outcome
Newsom’s term as governor of California officially ends in January, although the election to choose who will succeed him takes place on November 3 along with the wider midterms. asserted
who → end → midterms
Polling for the midterms has shown that the Democratic Party could increase its power in the House of Representatives and the Senate, raising hopes within the party. uncertain
Party → show → party
Newsom appeared confident about his party’s prospects: “This is going to be a blue tsunami. asserted
This → appear → prospects
We’re going to see record turnout. asserted
We → go → turnout
We’re seeing it all across the country.” asserted
We → see → country
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