By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -California Governor Gavin Newsom led a campaign-style rally on Thursday for a redistricting plan to foil what he called President Donald Trump’s bid to rig the next congressional race and cement his Republican House majority by redrawing the political map of Texas.

Newsom said his proposal, aimed for a special ballot on November 4, would create five new Democratic U.S. congressional seats in California, offsetting any seats Republicans can gain at Trump’s behest by redrawing district lines in Texas less than four years after they were last revamped.

“Donald Trump, you have poked the bear and we will punch back,” Newsom said, alluding to the grizzly that adorns California’s state flag. “We’re going to fight fire with fire.”

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