Calif. Gov. Newsom Doubling Presence Of Nat'l Guard At Border

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 23: California Governor Gavin Newsom attends an event with fellow governors in the East Room of the White House on February 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris all addressed the state and territory leaders who are in Washington for the annual National Governors Association Winter Meeting. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) — California Governor Gavin Newsom attends an event with fellow governors in the East Room of the White House on February 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

OAN’s Frank Lara-Risco
12:18 PM – Saturday, June 15, 2024

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that he is doubling the National Guard’s presence at the southern border.

On Thursday, the governor’s office announced that California’s National Guard County Drug Task Force operations is being increased from 155 service members to nearly 400.

The increase in deployment comes amid an influx of illegal fentanyl smuggling, as the California National Guard has helped seize more than 5.8 million fentanyl pills this year so far.

Newsom released a video on his decision on Thursday. In it, he blamed congressional Republicans for a lack of resources at the border.

California has doubled our National Guard at the border that are working to stop the flow of fentanyl.
While the GOP play games and Mike Johnson searches for his spine — we’re out here doing the work. pic.twitter.com/69dhQYwtoF
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 13, 2024

California initially launched the task force in 2022 with just 30 members.

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