Trump says California is under fraud investigation, Newsom responds

Gov. Gavin Newsom is responding after President Donald Trump said Tuesday that California is being investigated for fraud.

The president said in a post on Truth Social that the “Fraud Investigation of California has begun,” but he did not provide any specifics about the alleged fraud.

In a statement to News, Newsom’s office said he’s blocked more than $125 billion in fraud, arrested criminals and protected taxpayers from scam artists.

Meanwhile, California is one of five Democrat-run states being targeted by the Trump administration. The Department of Health and Human Services said it’s freezing $10 billion in federal funds over so-called fraudulent child care programming.

That could force families to pay out-of-pocket.

The other states impacted by the freeze are Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York, an HHS official confirmed to News.

News contributed to this report.