Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) mentioned Monday that she is going to work with President-elect Trump when he takes workplace in January, however received’t ”tolerate terrorizing communities”
Hobbs mentioned at a press convention that she “will work with the Trump administration to continue efforts on border security.”
Nonetheless, requested about Trump’s pledge of mass deportations, she mentioned she “will not tolerate misguided policies that don’t actually help with the critical work that’s happening here, that you’re seeing here today, that actually keeps our communities safe and secure.”
“I will not tolerate terrorizing communities or threatening Arizonans,” she added.
On Monday, the president-elect signaled his administration could use army belongings to help in his mass deportation pledge.
Trump responded “TRUE!!!” to a Reality Social put up from Tom Fitton, head of conservative group Judicial Watch, who wrote that the incoming administration is “prepared to declare a national emergency and will use military assets to reverse the Biden invasion through a mass deportation program.”
Trump transition workforce spokesperson Karoline Leavitt has mentioned that the president-elect “will marshal every federal and state power necessary to institute the largest deportation operation of illegal criminals, drug dealers, and human traffickers in American history while simultaneously lowering costs for families.”
Hobbs mentioned in her Monday press convention that she “will continue to put politics aside to deliver for Arizonans.”
“To the cartels and bad actors seeking to harm our communities, my message is clear: Arizona stands united against you,” she mentioned.
Arizona has emerged as a hotly contested battleground in current elections.
Trump beat Vice President Harris by greater than 5 proportion factors in Arizona, which President Biden narrowly received in 2020. Hobbs received her 2022 gubernatorial race in opposition to Republican Kari Lake by lower than some extent. Lake misplaced her Senate race this 12 months to Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.).
The Hill has reached out to the Trump transition workforce for remark.
