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After the newly elected President Donald Trump, who will take office as of January 6, 2025, made clear his intentions against the most vulnerable communities, the Attorney General of California, Rob Bonta, assured that, regardless of who is in the White House, progress and the protection of values, people and natural resources will prevail in the state.
Bonta joined California Governor Gavin Newsom in his remarks and said that the California Department of Justice is already preparing for the second Trump administration.
“As the reality of a second Trump administration takes hold, I know there is a lot of fear, sadness, anxiety and panic. I understand. I am here today to assure you that progress will prevail in California. No matter who is in the White House, no matter who has control of Congress, we will continue to move forward in California,” Bonta said.
The official stressed that one advantage over the first administration is that Donald Trump's way of working and behaving is already known.
“We’ve been here before. We’ve lived through Trump 1.0. We know what he’s capable of. We know what he has in store. The silver lining is precisely that: we know. We know to take Trump at his word when he says he’ll roll back environmental protections, attack our immigrant and LGBTQ+ communities, attack our civil rights, and restrict access to essential reproductive care. Which means we won’t be caught off guard come January.”
In response, the Attorney General of the Golden State said he would protect all the rights of California residents in the face of Trump's attacks.
"You can be assured that as California's Attorney General, if Trump attacks your rights: I will be there. If Trump comes to attack your freedoms: I will be there. If Trump endangers your safety and well-being: I will be there. The California Department of Justice has done it before, and we will do it again."
In this regard, he assured that,