Governor Gavin Newsom (CA-D) on Monday posted a letter to President Donald Trump on X stating his plans to redraw California’s congressional districts if states under Republican leadership move forward with what he called “hyper-partisan gerrymanders” ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

In his letter, Newsom urged Trump to call on governors in red states to halt redistricting efforts he described as unprecedented and aimed at influencing the upcoming elections. “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 wrote. “If the other states call off their redistricting efforts, we will happily do the same.”

Newsom emphasized that California’s current maps were drawn by an independent c

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