Make California Post a Preferred Source Trump blasted Gavin Newsom’s decision to commute the death sentences of all 548 death row inmates in California in his first remarks on the governor’s controversial move.
“Many of these names, people who have killed, over and over again, can’t believe their luck in having a Governor so incompetent and insensitive that he would not let the long and winding legal system prevail,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday morning, calling the decision “a disaster for Justice in America.”
Trump speaks during an event to mark Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a panel discussion at the COP31 UNFCCC Climate Conference in Antalya, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. Getty Images
“The family members of those who were so viciously killed are, rightfully, devastated. Hopefully this decision will be overturned!”
The California Post contacted the governor’s office for comment.
Multiple family members of victims killed by the inmates spared expressed outrage over Newsom’s move, which he framed as a decision he was morally compelled to make.
Victims’ advocates have already promised to legally challenge Newsom’s mass commutation.
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