distribute firearms. if texas can ban abortion and endanger lives, california can ban deadly weapons of war and save lives. now, the governor, to be specific, calling for damages of at least $10,000 per violation. joining me now to talk about this cnn senior political analyst john avlon, cnn political commentate tomorrow margaret hoover. margaret, i want to start with you. what s your read on what governor newsom is doing here? their last names were not alito or thomas. look, it seems a little too cute. i understand what he s doing and he s trying to make a point. but that law in texas and mississippi, these are lawed that have passed through the legislature s lane by the governor. i don t know that governor gavin newsom can do this unilaterally.
just. interesting, of course, because donald trump honed in repeatedly on that throughout the campaign. saying he did not believe it was just to go into iraq. saying he had repeatedly condemned it. when we know, of course, he didn t always have that view. but thomas bosert spoke out quite definitively about it in that op-ed but obviously not an issue now that donald trump has named him to be assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism. that announcement coming this morning, kate. interesting they re elevating the level and import of that post. it will be interesting kind of what that means for the structure within that white house and the inner circle advising donald trump. jessica, it s great to see you, thank you. with me now, dana bash, cnn s chief political correspondents. john phillips here, cnn political commentate, donald trump supporter and talk radio host in los angeles. d doug hyde is here, former communications director for the republican nation