By Joe W. Bowers Jr., California Black Media

At the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom and top California Democratic leaders unveiled a plan to authorize a special election for new congressional district maps in response to President Donald Trump’s push for partisan gerrymandering in Texas and other states to benefit House Republicans in next year’s midterm elections.

The museum, which chronicles Japanese American incarceration during World War II, carries symbolic weight underscoring California’s commitment to safeguarding civil rights.

Newsom, standing with legislative leaders, members of Congress, civil rights advocates and union leaders, said California has a responsibility to respond.

“Donald Trump, you have poked the bear, and we will punch back …

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