Fox News host Sean Hannity stunned viewers Tuesday night by revealing that California Governor Gavin Newsom had just texted him moments before the Democratic governor was set to address the nation in a live press conference.

“Gov. Newsom just texted me and was asking me whether or not we will be taking some of his press conference at the bottom of the hour,” Hannity announced during a “Fox News alert.” “That’ll be about three minutes from right now as he’s slated to address the nation.”

Hannity, never one to let Democrat narratives go unchecked, added with a sharp edge: “I will fact-check it in real time.”

The governor’s speech was a flurry of blame-shifting and misinformation. Newsom accused President Donald J. Trump—now serving in his second term—of an “assault on democracy” for deploying federal resources to restore order in riot-ravaged Los Angeles. He claimed Trump’s use of California National Guard units and U.S. Marines to protect federal property was somehow illegal.

But the courts weren’t buying it.

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Newsom’s emergency motion to block the president’s military deployment, instead instructing both sides to present further arguments in the coming week.

Despite overwhelming footage of violent riots, Newsom tried to paint the federal response as the real problem. He claimed Trump was “pushing mass deportations indiscriminately,” conveniently ignoring that the president ran—and won—on a promise to enforce immigration law and secure the border. Voters responded with a resounding defeat of Kamala Harris and the radical left’s open-border agenda last November.

Newsom sensationalized the arrests of illegal immigrants during a federal raid, stating, “On Saturday morning, when federal agents jumped out of an unmarked van near a Home Depot parking lot, they began grabbing people. A deliberate targeting of a heavily Latino suburb. A U.S. citizen, nine months pregnant, was arrested. A four-year-old girl. Taken. Families separated.”

Rather than address the criminality or chaos erupting across the city, Newsom lamented the federal crackdown, accusing agents of “undermining due process rights” through use of standard riot-control tactics like tear gas and rubber bullets.

He reluctantly admitted the protests had become violent, with over 220 arrests already made and more expected. Even so, he had the audacity to blame President Trump, claiming the deployment of military forces “inflamed” the situation.

“These are the men and women trained for foreign combat, not domestic law enforcement,” Newsom asserted. But in reality, military police units are rigorously trained in de-escalation and law enforcement techniques, especially when it comes to restoring order amid domestic unrest.

“Democracy is under assault before our eyes,” Newsom declared—without a hint of irony, even as left-wing mobs torch cities and assault law enforcement.

Meanwhile, not all Democrats were willing to toe the progressive line. Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman broke ranks on Tuesday, condemning the lawlessness in Los Angeles.

Posting on X with photos of burned cars and ransacked businesses, Fetterman stated, “I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration—but this is not that. This is anarchy and true chaos. My party loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire, destroying buildings, and assaulting law enforcement.”

At least one Democrat is willing to say the obvious: If you’re torching police cars and looting stores, you’re not protesting—you’re rioting. And the federal government has every right—and responsibility—to intervene.