A speech by the governor of California in which he vowed to ‘match fire with fire’ against Donald Trump has widely been seen as a stake to the claim of Democratic presidential nominee in 2028.

Gavin Newsom announced plans on Thursday to use his state’s powers to fight against what he calls White House-led efforts to ‘rig the system’ by redrawing voting lines.

This process happens every decade by law, but Texas Republicans backed by Trump have moved to trigger it five years early.

This will give the party more Congress seats well before his term ends, while current political maps mean Democrats could gain control of the house and block most of Trump’s agenda.

Newsom first responded with an X post calling the president Donald ‘Taco’ Trump and mocking his crude, hyperbolic writing style.

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