Seventy percent of Californians disapprove of the president in a new survey. But recent national polls paint a less drastic picture.

CNN’s chief data analyst Harry Enten said that California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s name has been searched more than “ever before” since the governor has feuded with President Donald Trump over the immigration protests across Los Angeles.

Gov. Gavin Newsom long insisted that he had no interest in running for president, despite rampant speculation. Now he’s publicly acknowledging that it’s a possibility.

Democratic politicians have spent the last few months talking about standing up to President Donald Trump in his second term. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is among the first faced with figuring out what standing up actually looks like.

Newsom lambasted Trump, calling him a President who “wants to be bound by no law or constitution, perpetuating a unified assault on American traditions.” And he repeated his assertion that Trump was “fanning the flames” in Los Angeles “on purpose.”

California Republicans have found ways to convince Trump he’s helping the state rather than Newsom before, one expert said.

Governor Newsom signs an executive order reinforcing California's commitment to clean vehicle programs amid federal opposition.

Trump signed three measures revoking California's waivers for rules that clean up cars and trucks. California and 9 other states immediately sued.

A new Public Policy Institute of California poll for June revealed a decline in support for Gov. Gavin Newsom, while President Donald Trump’s lower approval rating remained mostly unchanged.

After eight years as lieutenant-governor, in 2018 he was elected to California’s top job. He breezed past a recall effort in 2021 (which tried to capitalise on Mr Newsom’s visit to the French Laundry, a posh restaurant in Napa Valley, during covid lockdowns) and won re-election in 2022.