If his name and title weren't so long, we'd put First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli's name in our headline as the one who's been trolling the Governor Newsom Press Office this week. The tools in the press office have been touting Newsom's signature on bills that would ban ICE agents under siege from using flash-bang grenades and shock gloves and also impose a tax (that's novel) on private detention centers.
BREAKING: @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom just signed 21 bills to protect Californians from Trump’s Orwellian immigration tactics used to terrorize people, including the nation’s first shock glove ban and a first-in-the-nation 25% tax on private detention centers. pic.twitter.com/HrT4C5re4y
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) September 29, 2026
To protect Californians? Or to protect illegal aliens living in California? To terrorize people? You mean the mobs rioting around ICE detention centers, hurling frozen water bottles, chunks of concrete, and fireworks at ICE agents? It really wouldn't be fair to terrorize them back.
Governor, we’ve been through this already. If you want to regulate federal agents, you have to win a federal election. Until then, you have no jurisdiction.
— F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) September 29, 2026
Accordingly, I have advised DHS to disregard your bill attempting to ban safe and effective less-lethal tools that agents… https://t.co/zDqvn3j8Qx
"… need to escalate dangerous situations."
*de-escalate
— F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) September 30, 2026
Objectively, it's looking less and less likely that Newsom is going to be the Democrats' pick to run in 2028.
Unfortunately Newsom and California Democrats are more of the same: they protect criminals to the umpteenth and ignore the victims.
— DutchImport (@dutch_import) September 29, 2026
I live in California.
I can see it with my own eyes.
Federal agents don’t answer to Sacramento.
— Ditto Kitty 🇺🇸 (@DittoKitty007) September 30, 2026
Newsom can sign bills.
He doesn’t run ICE. 🇺🇸🎯
Wait until Gavin finds out the constitution he pledged allegiance to has a supremacy clause.
— James Brown (@Jamesb928) September 30, 2026
And boom like that the governor is forced to stay in his lane and learn the difference between federal and state
— Nicolle D,esq. 🇺🇸 🇦🇲🏴🇮🇪 (@LifeAsNicolle) September 29, 2026
You are right. Newsom is a slow learner.
— Louise (@yoliveyourlife) September 30, 2026
The hole he’s digging is just getting deeper and deeper… and making him look less and less like higher office material…
— CommonSenseAMust (@CommonSense2007) September 30, 2026
Thank you for standing up to the fool Gavin Newsom. Californians hate him.
— annpalmer 45-47 🇺🇸 (@noleyez) September 30, 2026
When will someone have a serious come to Jesus meeting with Gavin? Please, it's very much needed.
— Kimberly (@klsnorman) September 30, 2026
Federal agents still answer to the Constitution in California. An election doesn't waive that.
— trex (@glizzyrater) September 29, 2026
The press office wasn't done bragging:
NEW: @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom just signed a bill that puts restrictions on the use of flash-bang grenades and explosive breaching charges, including in immigration-enforcement activities. pic.twitter.com/2R7AYELyuT
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) September 29, 2026
Or what? You’re going to write us a ticket. https://t.co/h3HCwwO3tS
— F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) September 29, 2026
At some point, you’re just going to have to arrest him
— Scott C "The Perennial Tenth Man" (@ScottC20012) September 30, 2026
Gavin Newsom is just virtue signaling. As usual.
— 🇺🇸 San Diego Sun (@xAi1776) September 30, 2026
All these clown show restrictions are just affecting state/local law enforcement in California. Preventing LE agencies from being able to utilize tools commonly used by agencies nationwide.
— Daniel Shamie (@DanielShamie) September 30, 2026
Since California is now apparently a sovereign nation, can you please get the military to invade and liberate us?
— JB (@HulkSmaaashX) September 29, 2026
We just make up laws here in California. Nobody even gets a chance to vote on them.
— Joe Jones (@Kosovojoe) September 29, 2026
This is the perfect time to roll in massive numbers of agents and show everyone that Newsom can’t do shit.
— Heather Gridley (@HGridley51355) September 29, 2026
Does his supporters really get excited about performance theater? Even they have to know by now none of Newsom's mandates upon federal law enforcement are enforceable. Do they just like him being an idiot?
— Someone Important (@justimportant2) September 30, 2026
We haven't seen a witty retort from Izzy or the rest of the kids at the Governor Newsom Press Office account.
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Editor’s Note: Democrat politicians and their radical supporters will do everything they can to interfere with and threaten ICE agents enforcing our immigration laws.
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