California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have expressed their disapproval of President Donald Trump regarding the financial implications of sending troops to manage anti-ICE protests within their jurisdiction—a cost that is considerably less than what taxpayers allocate for services provided to illegal immigrants in the state.

“This is an utterly disgraceful allocation of taxpayer funds that could be utilized to genuinely assist individuals,” Bass recently remarked on X. “Despicable.”

“$134 million that ought to be directed towards LA’s fire recovery,” Newsom stated on X. “Shameful.”

Numerous individuals on social media reacted to their comments by emphasizing the billions of taxpayer dollars that are expended on illegal immigrants in California. Among those contributing to the discussion was White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller.

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“Just wait until you discover how many trillions we are obligated to spend on illegal aliens,” Miller commented on X in response to Newsom.

“Now consider the $9 billion you extracted from our state treasury to finance your free healthcare initiative for illegal immigrants,” campaign strategist Andrew Clark remarked on X.

“How many billions have you allocated to illegals, Gavin? It’s well into the hundreds of billions,” Conservative activist and filmmaker Robby Starbuck noted on X. “THAT funding should have been directed towards your citizens and fire recovery, yet you allocated it to illegals.

Recent analyses conducted by Fox News Digital indicate that California invests at least tens of billions of dollars each year on illegal immigrants—far surpassing the $134 million expense associated with deploying federal troops to address the recent rioting.