The White House said Tuesday it won’t back down from a legal fight with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who vowed to sue the administration over its $1 billion settlement demand from the University of California, Los Angeles.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the Democratic governor to “Bring it on, Gavin!” during her weekly press briefing. 

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