Rob Bonta

Dad of 3 incredible kids. Lucky husband of “the Better Bonta.” Teller of Dad Jokes. Soccer Dad, fan & (loosely interpreted) player. CA Attorney General.

[Rob Bonta @RobBonta]

I’ve filed 100 lawsuits against the Trump administration and beat them in court time after time. That’s what it takes to protect California. With your vote, I’ll keep holding Trump accountable and delivering results.

[Rob Bonta @RobBonta]

The Blue Tsunami flips deep red Mississippi’s Senate seat blue

Let’s go!

[CNN Breaking News @cnnbrk]

Scott Colom will defeat Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in a major upset to become the first Democrat that voters in deep-red Mississippi have elected to the chamber in more than four decades, CNN projects. https://t.co/7He7iU15yD

[Rob Bonta @RobBonta]

Americans as they gobsmack Republicans across the country in last Tuesday’s elections:

“Our lives are too unaffordable”

Newly-elected Republican House minority leader:

“That’s life”

Noted

[FactPost @factpostnews]

Q: What happened to Trump's promise that gas prices would fall now that the opposite has happened?

Jim Jordan: That's life. It's good for us.

[Rob Bonta @RobBonta]

Disgustingly un-American and undemocratic

Across the country, millions of Americans in every state, in singular acts of patriotism, engaged in the most fundamental act of our American democracy and cast their ballots to help write the next chapter in the story of our nation

Collectively, the people clearly and loudly rebuked Trump and Trumpism and demanded a different, better way forward

And rather than honor the will of the people, reflect on their message, and work with humility to achieve it, Trump—in his uniquely petty, sophomoric and sore-loser way—is once again advancing wild-eyed, debunked conspiracy theories

Which is completely on brand and exactly who he is

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump: "Does anybody really believe that this 'Election' was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong??? Some early voting 'dumps' were so large that it was impossible to win, no matter how many people went to vote.
It’s all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter! President DJT"

[NBC Bay Area @nbcbayarea]

A Concord care home employee was arrested and several illegal assault weapons were seized following an investigation by the state Department of Justice, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday.
https://t.co/VYoNIYVkvW

[Rob Bonta @RobBonta]

Chris Kluwe is in a tight CA State Assembly race in the Huntington Beach area

I endorsed Chris, appreciate his courage and leadership, and think he is clearly the better candidate

He was winning on election night and I reached out to him that night to congratulate him

Since then, as more votes have been counted, he has fallen behind

With more votes still to be tallied, I sincerely hope, for the betterment of CA, that Chris will end up ultimately prevailing

And once all votes are counted, I will respect the will of the voters and the final outcome, whatever that is

[CA120Ads @CA120Ads]

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[Rob Bonta @RobBonta]

We beat Trump into submission, ragdolling him through court after court, including the US Supreme Court, and tearing apart
his meritless case based on conspiracy theories and trash data until he inevitably threw in the towel and waved the white flag

[kcranews @kcranews]

The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday moved to dismiss its own lawsuit that sought to stop California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots it alleged went to noncitizens until their immigration status could be verified. https://t.co/Hjc8DbrQmq

[Rob Bonta @RobBonta]

Umm… no

You are not the personal attorney for Stephen Miller

Nor are you the personal attorney for Donald Trump (although you embarrassingly and tellingly said you were during your confirmation hearing) or any other individual person

You are—at least you’re supposed to be—the attorney for the American people

Law 101: Know who your client is

[Attorney General Todd Blanche @AGToddBlanche]

The Chief of Staff already has a lawyer. The Attorney General of the United States and the Department of Justice.

[Rob Bonta @RobBonta]

Correct— we the people are indeed patriots

To no one’s surprise, you and MAGA extremists have completely turned your back on who is actually in charge in our American constitutional democracy

The People will always have the last word

Like we did Tuesday

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

Patriots in control.

[Rob Bonta @RobBonta]

After Trump and MAGA Republicans experience an extinction-level event in Tuesday’s election, Trump doubles down on hate, extremism, and illegality

Noted

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Stephen Miller, the architect of President Trump’s mass deportation effort, will become White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles, President Trump said. https://t.co/7ACnUm3V93

[California Democratic Party @CA_Dem]

Congratulations to Rob Bonta on his re-election as California Attorney General! Since taking office, Rob Bonta has continued to stand up for Californians in court, from defending reproductive freedom and immigrant communities to holding corporations accountable. We look forward to seeing him continue this work as our state’s top law enforcement officer.

[Rob Bonta @RobBonta]

Trump is a loser in BOTH the court of law AND the court of public opinion

[Josh Barzon @JoshuaBarzon]

The 2026 midterms in one picture.

[Rob Bonta @RobBonta]

He has no self-awareness

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

President Trump will always be committed to the fight against state led tyranny.

America will never, ever be a communist country. 🇺🇸

[California Democratic Party @CA_Dem]

Election Day is always full of fun surprises!

[Publicity Agents @TonyRayHarvey]

@AGRobBonta (Rob Bonta) comments on working with Gov. elect XAVIER BECERRA: "We're going to stand our ground."

SOURCE: @jenny_huh 🎙️
FOOTAGE: Tony Ray Harvey 🎥

#California #XavierBecerra #CALeg #Politics

[Aaron D. Ford @AaronDFordNV]

Thank you, Nevada!

Yesterday, we made history. Nevadans of every background came together and said it loud and clear: We all deserve to afford our version of the American Dream. The power belongs to the people, and starting today, Nevada families come first.

To my wife and Nevada's next first lady, Berna; to our sons; to every volunteer who gave their time; and to the best campaign staff in the nation: thank you. You made this happen.

We are ONE Nevada family. The election is over, but the work starts now. Let's build the future we've fought for — together.

[Rob Bonta @RobBonta]

Completely out of touch

He only cares about himself, other people named Trump, and his vanity projects

Not the American people

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

As Republicans are grappling with the aftermath of major midterm losses and voter anger, President Trump is talking about how the ballroom will be "the most beautiful in the world."

[Rob Bonta @RobBonta]

The war in Iran (that you started after promising “no more endless wars”) was A reason—not THE reason— you took a historic shellacking across the country last night

Don’t forget:

Promising to lower prices on day one, but instead raising prices for Americans, including with your multiple rounds of unlawful tariffs

Failing to release the Epstein files after promising you would

The general hypocrisy (in addition to the specific above)

The corruption and self-dealing

The contempt for the rule of law

The anti-American attacks on pillars of our democracy like rights and freedoms, separations of powers, checks and balances

The conspiracy theories and gaslighting

The attacks on our right to vote and attempts to disenfranchise and suppress our vote

The cruelty, inhumanity, and hate

The lack of care and compassion for the everyday struggles of the American people

The list goes on ….

Last night was a complete and thorough rebuke of Trump and MAGA extremism

But keep telling yourself it was just the war 😁

[JD Vance @JDVance]

One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up.

So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us."

Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026.

There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true.

But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone.

Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were:

1) End the war
2) Focus on cost of living/inflation
3) Put America First
4) Change our relationship to Israel

Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.)

In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you.

The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night.

If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest.

But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there.

I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.