From Fox News: California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he is ready to fight “fire with fire” as state Republican lawmakers try to enact redistricting in Texas, opposing the move though promising to pursue similar measures if needed.
At a press conference on Monday, Newsom said he supports independent redistricting, as well as a national framework, and a proposal being advanced in the legislature reinforces what he supports.
“The proposal that we’re advancing with the legislature has a trigger only if they move forward, to dismantling the protocols that are well-established,” the governor said. “Would the state of California move forward in kind? Fighting? Yes, fire with fire.”
When asked about a meeting between California Democrats on Sunday night, during which time they drafted or were almost done with the draft of redistricting maps, and whether he had seen those maps, Newsom said he had not.
California will not sit idle as Texas does Trump’s bidding
We’ll fight back.
And make sure the people’s voices are heard! pic.twitter.com/itsCk3i8CJ
— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) August 4, 2025
.@realDonaldTrump doesn’t care about rigging the system to win.
He doesn’t care about lighting democracy on fire, bending the rules, and playing dirty to get what he wants.
This is an attack on our American rights, and California won’t stand for it. pic.twitter.com/fBANHT4dBu
— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) August 4, 2025
On Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the AWOL Democrat lawmakers to be arrested.
Newsom fumed, claiming in a post on X, “The Governor of Texas is threatening to remove democratically elected officials from office because they have refused to rig an election for Donald Trump. United States of America, 2025.”
The Governor of Texas is threatening to remove democratically elected officials from office because they have refused to rig an election for Donald Trump.
United States of America, 2025.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) August 4, 2025
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