This statement was made alongside a video posted from the San Ysidro Port of Entry where he was purportedly meeting with both the National Guard and Customs and Border Patrol agents.

This observation questions the accuracy of Newsom’s claims about the National Guard’s presence.

He emphasized the ongoing efforts and the need for additional resources.

This means that many services across the state will be cut or have their funding reduced, with public safety at the top of the list.

This is because Newsom’s main commitment at the moment is on the climate, so anything not related to this is at risk of getting cut.

He said, “Everybody needs more resources, and the Republican Party has been consistently standing in the way of providing the resources to support the men and women working hard, not only here at the border, but throughout the state of California and this country.”

One commenter replied to his post stating that Newsom can’t have controlled the border with the national guard as over 8 million people have been able to enter California from Mexico.

Reporting from Jacumba, he noted, “I have not seen a single California National Guard soldier in Jacumba,” contradicting the governor’s statements about increased troop numbers.

Richards also made the point that Melugin’s border control contact had verified this fact and that had the blocked border control bill gone into law, these problems wouldn’t be happening.

Melugin also boldly claimed that San Diego is leading the nation in illegal crossings across the US and that no effort is being made to deter these crossings anywhere in California.

The overall amount of this equaled to 62,224 pounds of fentanyl, which is a 1066% increase on 2021.

This is why the US is keen on finding people who have fentanyl and disposing of it so they can’t overdose on it.

This means working at state, local, and federal levels to try and make this happen and to prevent people from smuggling illegal drugs into the country.

This specific statement has been met with criticism and scrutiny, particularly from journalists observing the situation firsthand at the border.

This situation highlights the strain on resources and the complexity of border management.

They commented, “CA isn’t doing s— to help them with illegal crossings there, and any soldiers that they see there are National Guard from other states working w/ DHS under federal Title 10 order.” 

Is Newsom’s strategy misplaced concerning the urgent issues?

Between May 29 and June 4, 2024, alone, almost 8500 illegal immigrants were arrested for trying to enter San Diego. This only goes to show just how much an increased border force focus on illegal immigrants is needed.

This suggests that his portrayal of the situation might not align with the reality on the ground.

Bayon also said that border patrol needs help in slowing the flow of illegal immigrants, as it lets others across the world believe that California is the place for them to go to if they want to get into the US.

This criticism came from California Assembly Republican leader James Gallagher, claiming that thousands of Americans have died from fentanyl poisoning and that Newsom could have saved those lives if he had acted sooner.

However, Republicans weren’t happy with this deal and blasted it pretty much immediately after it was announced because Donald Trump did not like the compromise legislation.

This statement aims to affirm the governor’s earlier claims about the roles and effectiveness of the deployed National Guard troops.

This reaffirms the governor’s stance and his administration’s commitment to the statements he has made regarding border security and National Guard deployment.