‘Please Learn Math’: Newsom and Ted Cruz Trade Insults After Texan Flubs Jab at California Redistricting Threat

Alex Griffing Aug 14th, 2025, 1:33 pm

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California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) traded jabs this week after Newsom called out Cruz for a mathematical error the Texas Republican made while trying to attack Newsom’s threat to gerrymander California.

Newsom has led the charge in recent weeks to fight back against the Texas Republicans moving to redraw the state’s congressional map to net the GOP five more seats in Congress – something President Donald Trump has urged.

Cruz responded to Newsom’s redistricting threat with one of his own on Wednesday, writing, “If California gerrymanders from its current 43-9 Dem advantage (83%) to a 5

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