Enten found that Newsom is leading the race to become the next Democratic nominee, standing at 12% odds, according to online prediction market Kalshi. He is followed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) at 10%, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at 10%, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro at 6%.

Gov. Gavin Newsom called President Donald Trump a “dictator.” On Monday, Trump called for Newsom’s arrest. On Tuesday, Newsom’s office posted a mocking video comparing Trump to one of the most evil Star Wars villains.

"The version of executive power to police civil community that the government is advancing is breathtaking in its scope," attorneys for California Gov. Gavin Newsom argued.

Trump escalated his clash with Newsom after the president deployed thousands of California National Guard troops to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles over the weekend. Newsom said Trump should not have deployed the troops without his permission, while the president has called for the Democratic governor’s arrest.

California leaders said the state intends to challenge the move in court, and to find new ways to move drivers toward electric vehicles.

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

What’s happening right now is very different than anything we’ve seen before,” Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California, said in a speech Tuesday night that was seemingly addressed as much to his own state’s residents as to the nation.