Gov. Gavin Newsom and California’s congressional Democrats met privately for an hour Wednesday to map out what they expect to be an ugly, uphill fight against President-elect Donald Trump’s anticipated efforts to roll back liberal policies in California.

The California governor is in Washington, D.C., to try to get some last-minute funding from the Biden administration before the president leaves the White House in 69 days.

Trump resoundingly defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, a former California prosecutor, in the battle for the nation’s top job. Newsom has become a foil for Trump over the years, and he was a prominent advocate for Biden’s — and then Harris’ — campaign.

First, he claims that Trump will continue “the assault on reproductive freedom” by, among other things, “pursuing a national abortion ban.” Baloney. President Trump has made it clear that, consistent with the Dobbs decision and principle of federalism,

Californians deserve real progress, not political showdowns that ultimately cost taxpayers and distract from the urgent needs of our state and nation,” the GOP state lawmaker said in an open letter to Donald Trump.