President Donald Trump’s verbal assault on Democrat-led cities, threats to send in the National Guard, and push to redraw congressional lines have created a platform for two of his fiercest rivals to raise their national profile. 

Govs. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and JB Pritzker (D-IL), two of the early front-runners for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, have pushed back on all things Trump to endear themselves to a desperate base that has been largely failed by its national leaders.