California Gov. Gavin Newsom savagely ridiculed Sen. Ted Cruz for making an addition error as he sought to defend Republicans’ gerrymandering efforts in Texas.

In a Thursday post on X, Cruz said that if California redrew its congressional districts to favor Democrats, as Newsom has threatened to do, Texas Republicans should have the right to gerrymander in their favor as well.

Cruz wrote that California Democrats currently have a “43-9 Dem advantage (83%)” which could become “51-0 Dem advantage (100%)” after Newsom’s redistricting proposal.

But Cruz’s burn fell flat after Newsom pointed out that 43 and 9 add up to 52, not 51.

“Please learn math,” Newsom wrote. Cruz promptly deleted the post, opening himself up to further ridicule.

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