"In some cases, Trump lets other Republicans carry his water and in others he is harming California more than other states with his nationwide moves, including the tariffs he has (possibly illegally) imposed on California's largest trade partners. These things will not likely knock California off its pedestal as the world's No. 4 economy, just ahead of India and just behind Germany."
"Make no mistake, though, that Trump is doing what he can through a wide series of moves to make life less pleasant, more expensive and even less truthful for Californians than others. Start with the Clean Air Act, on which Trump coerced every Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives to vote last spring for elimination of the California waiver in the Clean Air Act of 1970."
"That's the Richard Nixon-signed provision allowing this state to clean up its air (not completely, by far) through measures like catalytic converters and electric vehicles, pioneered here and often imitated and resented elsewhere. Such resentment was why 35 Democrats voted with the House GOP. Trump tried for this repeatedly in his first term but was voted out before he could finish, rendering any legal cases surrounding his effort moot."
Donald Trump is mounting sustained political and policy pressure targeting California through a mix of national actions and delegated efforts. He deployed National Guard and U.S. Marine troops to California after defying the governor and judges to confront a non-existent riot. The number of California lawsuits against him has risen compared with his first term. Nationwide measures such as possibly illegal tariffs have harmed California's trade partners. Rebuilding after Los Angeles County firestorms will raise local goods costs and may lift California's global economic ranking. A House vote sought elimination of the state's Clean Air Act waiver, with 35 Democrats joining Republicans.
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