"As long as I'm breathing, California will remain on the brink of destruction," an angry Newsom told the media. Californians have my word — I am just as firmly committed to wrecking this beautiful state as I was the day I took office. "Make no mistake, this battle with Trump will decide California's fate," he said. Stand by me, and I promise to finish the destructive job I started. "At publishing time, Newsom was unavailable for further comment as his entire staff had been deported.