I don’t quite understand the importance here. If he wants to stick it to California, and he is right to, why not start there? Are AZ / NM / TX that much worse?
I bet Texas is much worse.
Trump is threatening to pull all Federal Law enforcement out of California to let them learn a lesson. They want what THEY want. They are fighting him at every juncture. He’s taking charge and letting them know they have to play ball.
They don’t get what we want until we get what we want.