Mike Johnson says Newsom should be "tarred and feathered"

• "I would do it if I were Tom. I think it's great," Trump said on Monday. "I like Gavin Newsom. He's a nice guy. But he's grossly incompetent."
• Newsom has pushed back by daring Homan to arrest him, saying Sunday: "Come after me, arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. I don't give a damn."

What he's saying: Johnson at a House Republican leadership press conference on Tuesday morning said the question of whether Newsom should be arrested is "not my lane."

• "I'm not going to give you legal analysis on whether Gavin Newsom should be arrested," the speaker continued. "But he ought to be tarred and feathered, I'll say that."
• "He's standing in the way of the administration of carrying out federal law. He is applauding the bad guys and standing in the way of the good guys. He is a participant, an accomplice," Johnson said.
• A Newsom spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Between the lines: The comments come amid a growing clash between Democrats and Republicans on how to handle a wave of recent protests in Los Angeles against Trump's deportation campaign.

• Trump has mobilized the California National Guard and U.S. Marines in response to acts of vandalism, with demonstrators torching cars and scuffling with police.
• Newsom and other Democrats have accused the administration of escalating the situation and mobilizing the National Guard unconstitutionally without the state's consent.