'Facing a potential onslaught': Dem govs prepare to make states frontline in Trump fight

It isn't a surprise to see governors like Gavin Newsom readying to do battle with Donald Trump — but now even red-state leaders are building up for a fight, Rolling Stone reported Tuesday. The site reported that the Democratic governor of deep-red Kentucky, Andy Beshear didn't want to fight Trump — in fact, he hoped to work with him on upcoming issues like the Affordable Care Act. Jared Polis, who cautioned, “We’re all facing a potential onslaught; let’s pool together so we can share a common response.” Among those threats from Trump is the idea that Trump will withhold federal funds from states that don't cooperate with his mass deportation plan. “We won’t cooperate with any federal efforts — especially illegal federal efforts that separate families — to deport hardworking, de facto Americans who’ve been here for decades,” Polis told Rolling Stone. “It’s bad on its merits — because RFK Jr. is a wackadoodle who is going to do great harm to this country with his anti-science, anti-vax ideas.” But it’s also bad as a matter of opposition politics, Levin says: “Polis is creating a permission structure for other Democrats who would like to not do hard things.”More than 20 governors are involved in the effort, including big names like former Gov.