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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

Newsom vows to ‘meet fire with fire’ as he brings California into Texas redistricting war with Trump and Republicans

Vowing to “meet fire with fire,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced that his state would hold a ballot initiative seeking to redraw its congressional districts as a countermeasure to the gerrymandering push by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Texas ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Newsom made the announcement in a speech laden with anti-Trump rhetoric as Border Patrol agents swarmed outside the Los Angeles auditorium.

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