The US government proposed a $1 billion settlement to the University of California, Los Angeles. The governor of California criticized: this is extortion.

According to reports from media such as ABC and "Politico", California Governor Gavin Newsom on the 8th local time criticized the Trump administration's proposed $1 billion settlement for the University of California, Los Angeles, calling the move "extortion." "He threatened us in an extortionate manner, unless we obey his orders," Newsom vowed at a press conference that day to "strongly counterattack" and file a lawsuit. Newsom added that California will never endorse such behavior, "We are different from institutions that choose another path." "Politico" reported that Newsom seems to be referring to Brown University and Columbia University, both of which recently reached settlements with the Trump administration.