California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have criticized President Donald Trump over the financial cost of deploying troops to contain anti-ICE riots in their jurisdiction—a cost significantly lower than the amount taxpayers spend on services for illegal immigrants in the state.
Just an absolutely shameful use of taxpayer dollars that could be used to actually HELP people,”
Many on social media responded to their posts by highlighting the billions of taxpayer dollars spent on illegal immigrants in California. Among those weighing in was White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller.
“Wait till you find out how many trillions we have to spend on illegal aliens,” Miller posted on X in response to Newsom.
“Now do the $9 billion you drained out of our state treasury to fund your free healthcare for illegals immigrants scheme,” campaign strategist Andrew Clark.
