Trump rips California governor: ‘The high crime rate will only get higher’

President Trump chided California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Tuesday over the decision to limit the role that the state’s National Guard can play on the southern border, claiming that such a move would only drive up the crime rate in California.

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“Looks like Jerry Brown and California are not looking for safety and security along their very porous Border,” Trump tweeted. “He cannot come to terms for the National Guard to patrol and protect the Border. The high crime rate will only get higher. Much wanted Wall in San Diego already started!”

Looks like Jerry Brown and California are not looking for safety and security along their very porous Border. He cannot come to terms for the National Guard to patrol and protect the Border. The high crime rate will only get higher. Much wanted Wall in San Diego already started!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2018

Trump’s tweet came a day after the state of California said it would not comply with the terms of the Trump administration’s request to send the National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border.

While Brown has agreed to deploy as many as 400 guardsmen to the border, U.S. officials said Monday they had been told that the California guardsmen would not perform the same work as others along the southern border.

Trump announced earlier this month that he would deploy the National Guard to the border amid what he said was a spike in illegal border crossings.

Trump and his administration have frequently sparred with Brown and the state of California, particularly over the state’s so-called sanctuary laws. Those laws have become the subject of a lawsuit by the administration, which seeks to block their enforcement.