California Gov. Gavin Newsom declined to give a direct answer when asked what age is too young for children to undergo transgender surgeries.

Newsom has defended the proposal as a break-the-emergency-glass maneuver to preserve what he has cast as America’s besieged democracy, arguing Democrats have to become more aggressive and creative to have a shot at blocking Trump’s agenda.

President Donald Trump is pulling federal funding for one of California’s most ambitious—and controversial—projects as his feud with the state’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, rages on. Trump announced that he had “officially freed” American taxpayers from funding the state’s long-planned high-speed train,

The California High Speed Rail Authority is suing the Trump administration over cancellation of $4 billion in federal funding for the $36. 3 billion high rail project connecting two cities in the state’s sparsely-populated Central Valley.

California Governor Gavin Newsom reverses parole decision for Maricruz Galaviz, convicted of murdering 17-year-old Amanda Zubia in Bakersfield in 2004.

Newsom laughed and responded, “You’re hitting me right there man, the California exodus. By the way, complete bulls—t. Now, the last two years, we’ve seen significant growth in California’s population. So it’s reversed, and record-breaking tourism.”

The update comes after President Donald Trump earlier this week urged Republican state lawmakers in Texas to help the party pick up five seats in that state.

California Governor Gavin Newsom Honors Fallen Joshua Lemont Byrd, CDCR Parole Agent Killed in the Line-of-Duty