Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to give California voters “the power to stand up to [President Donald] Trump,” in what amounted to a campaign kickoff on Thursday for a November ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional lines .

Newsom is asking voters to approve new district lines that would open the door for Democrats to win five additional House seats in California. The measure is a direct response to a gerrymandering effort in Texas, directed by Trump and other Republican-led states.

The battle over political maps is the latest flash point between Trump and Newsom . As the governor spoke inside the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, Customs and Border Protection agents patrolled the plaza outside.

With fellow Democrats in the state Legislature now on board

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