It was also the second jab in as many weeks Newsom has made against the president’s agenda. In mid-January, the governor met with Transportation Security Administration workers in Sacramento during the shutdown and pledged to provide state unemployment benefits to essential employees who were required to work without pay. The Trump administration advised California and other states that the employees were ineligible for the benefits before Newsom invited reporters to join him to talk with the TSA employees.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 01, 2019 02:15 UTC