Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) said Monday that she will work with President-elect Trump when he takes office in January, but won’t ”tolerate terrorizing communities”
Hobbs said at a press conference that she “will work with the Trump administration to continue efforts on border security.”
However, asked about Trump’s pledge of mass deportations, she said she “will not tolerate misguided policies that don’t actually help with the critical work that’s happening here, that you’re seeing here today, that actually keeps our communities safe and secure.”
“I will not tolerate terrorizing communities or threatening Arizonans,” she added.
On Monday, the president-elect signaled his administration may use military assets to assist in his mass deportation pledge.
Trump responded “TRUE!!!” to a Truth Social post from Tom Fitton, head of conservative group Judicial Watch, who wrote that the incoming administration is “prepared to declare a national emergency and will use military assets to reverse the Biden invasion through a mass deportation program.”
Trump transition team spokesperson Karoline Leavitt has said that the president-elect “will marshal every federal and state power necessary to institute the largest deportation operation of illegal criminals, drug dealers, and human traffickers in American history while simultaneously lowering costs for families.”
Hobbs said in her Monday press conference that she “will continue to put politics aside to deliver for Arizonans.”
“To the cartels and bad actors seeking to harm our communities, my message is clear: Arizona stands united against you,” she said.
Arizona has emerged as a hotly contested battleground in recent elections.
Trump beat Vice President Harris by more than 5 percentage points in Arizona, which President Biden narrowly won in 2020. Hobbs won her 2022 gubernatorial race against Republican Kari Lake by less than a point. Lake lost her Senate race this year to Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.).
The Hill has reached out to the Trump transition team for comment.
