Gavin Newsom calls out ‘top 3 murder state’ Alabama: ‘I thought Trump cared’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday invoked Alabama as being one of the “top three murder states in America” while claiming President Donald Trump’s focus on crime is disingenuous.

Newsom rattled off the crime rates in other Southern states like Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas.

He noted the crime rates in those states are higher than California’s and argued that the National Guard is better served in those places than the Golden State.

“Alabama’s top three murder states in America. Where’s the president of the United States? I thought he cared? These are the folks, these are his states that voted for him,” Newsom said.

According to FBI crime statistics from 2022, Alabama’s homicide rate of 10.9 per 100,000 people is the fourth-highest of any state.

The governor accused Trump of not being serious about cracking down on crime if he is not considering putting National Guard troops in Alabama and other southern states.

“His state of mind does not seem to be focused on the issue of crime and violence. It’s about expression of authoritarianism,” Newsom said.

“He reflects and waxes … talking about being a dictator. I hope people pay attention.”

On Tuesday, Trump elaborated on why he suggested the country would prefer a “dictator” as he slammed the Democratic cities of Baltimore and Chicago.

“So the line is that I’m a dictator, but I stop crime,” the president said as he held a cabinet meeting Tuesday. “So a lot of people say, ‘if that’s the case, I’d rather have a dictator.’

“But I’m not a dictator,” Trump said, “I just know how to stop crime.”

Trump’s federalization of the Washington, D.C. police force and use of National Guard troops from Southern states there has been criticized by Democrats who accuse the president of being an authoritarian.