Gavin Newsom sees himself as the leader of the so-called “resistance”against Trump.

He has called a special session of the California legislature to “Trump-proof” the state against whatever the incoming federal administration intends to do.

The California Governor posted to X: “I just called an emergency special session to help bolster our legal resources and protect our state against any unlawful actions by the incoming Trump Administration”

“Whether it be our fundamental civil rights, reproductive freedom, or climate action…we refuse to turn back the clock and allow our values and laws to be attacked.”

Newsom provoked a rebuke from the President-elect.

Breitbart reports: President-elect Trump responded on his social media platform, Truth Social, accusing Newsom of “using the term ‘Trump-Proof’ as a way of stopping all of the GREAT things that can be done to ‘Make California Great Again’.”

Newsom may try to become the leader of the so-called “resistance” to Trump — a glorified and controversial term for “opposition” — but it may prove more difficult for him, given that Trump won a popular majority, and nearly 40% of the vote in California itself.

Newsom clashed frequently with the first Trump administration, often over issues such as immigration, water, high-speed rail, and wildfires, though Trump provided emergency assistance to the state when needed.