Barack Obama has entered California’s redistricting fight, and he’s using one of Donald Trump’s favorite talking points to blast the president.

In a new ad backing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Proposition 50 campaign, the former president warns voters that Republicans are “trying to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election.” As he delivers the line, images of Trump flash across the screen.

“California, the whole nation is counting on you,” Obama says in the spot, which began airing Tuesday across broadcast, cable, and digital platforms. “Democracy is on the ballot November 4th.”

Obama never mentions Trump by name, but his remarks directly echo one of the current president’s favorite complaints—election-rigging—turning the rhetoric back on Republicans as Democrats work to boost tur

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