Newsom Warns Trump California Can 'Neutralize' His Texas Redistricting Efforts
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"You are playing with fire," the California governor told the president.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a committed thorn in Donald Trump’s side, told the president Monday that he’s prepared to redraw California’s districts in Democrats’ favor if he doesn’t call on Texas and other red states to halt their own GOP-friendly redistricting plans.
Newsom made the threat in a letter to Trump, who’s backing a GOP-led effort to redraw five Texas districts in Republicans’ favor ― something the president has said his party is “entitled” to ahead of the 2026 midterms.
“If you will not stand down, I will be forced to lead an effort to redraw the maps in California to offset the rigging of maps in red states,” Newsom vowed. “But if the other states call off their redistricting efforts, we will happily do the same. And American democracy will be better for it.”
It’s not a step he takes lightly, continued Newsom, who said he believes legislative district maps should be drawn through “independent, citizen-led efforts,” not via political maneuvering.
“You are playing with fire, risking the destabilization of our democracy, while knowing that California can neutralize any gains you hope to make,” he continued. “This attempt to rig congressional maps to hold onto power before a single vote is cast in the 2026 election is an affront to American democracy.”
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