4:47 p.m. EDT The Trump administration asked the judge to reject Newsom’s request and allow it to respond by Wednesday, calling Newsom’s attempt to block the deployment of federal troops “legally meritless” and saying it would jeopardize the safety of Homeland Security personnel and interfere with the government’s ability to carry out operations.

$134 million will come from operations and maintenance accounts.

“I would do it if I were Tom,” Trump told reporters. “I think it’s great. Gavin likes the publicity.”