Social media rumors that the California governor wanted to secede his state from the Union went viral this week.

On Veterans Day, Gov. Gavin Newsom pardoned five servicemen for their past crimes in Southern California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom formally proclaimed Monday as Veterans Day in California, which came with a major announcement.

“Governor Gavin Newscum is trying to KILL our Nation‘s beautiful California. For the first time ever, more people are leaving than are coming in. He is using the term ’Trump-Proof' as a way of stopping all of the GREAT things that can be done to ‘Make California Great Again,’ but I just overwhelmingly won the Election,” Trump wrote.

Gavin Newsom on Veterans Day pardoned five former members of the military and is seeking one posthumous clemency grant for another for convictions that include robbery, drug dealing and grand theft. Newsom's office said "a pardon grant recognizes the grantee’s self-development and accountability after conviction,

The five veterans, who served honorably in the armed forces, were convicted of crimes such as robbery and drug charges decades ago, according to the governor's office.