{"id":141252,"date":"2025-08-13T02:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T02:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/141252\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T02:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T02:36:11","slug":"newsom-tells-donald-taco-trump-times-up-in-message-about-gerrymandering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/141252\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom Tells Donald &#8220;TACO&#8221; Trump Time&#8217;s Up In Message About Gerrymandering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/california\/\" id=\"auto-tag_california\" data-tag=\"california\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">California<\/a> Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" id=\"auto-tag_gavin-newsom\" data-tag=\"gavin-newsom\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> told Donald Trump on Tuesday that the president had missed the deadline to pull back from creating \u201cillegal crooked maps\u201d in red states to manipulate coming elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAs a result, Newsom, mimicking the president\u2019s all caps messaging style, indicated the nation\u2019s most populous state would \u201credraw the maps in California to offset the rigging of maps in red states.\u201d He further promised that the results would be \u201chistoric as they will end the Trump Presidency\u201d and result in the Democrats \u201ctaking back the House.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DONALD \u201cTACO\u201d TRUMP,  AS MANY CALL HIM, \u201cMISSED\u201d THE DEADLINE!!! CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE \u201cBEAUTIFUL MAPS,\u201d THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS THEY WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY (DEMS TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!). BIG PRESS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH POWERFUL DEMS AND GAVIN NEWSOM \u2014 YOUR\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/1955411757540970603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNewsom, a potential 2028 presidential contender, has become the leading Democratic voice countering <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/texas\/\" id=\"auto-tag_texas\" data-tag=\"texas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas<\/a> Republicans efforts to redraw maps so more district favor the GOP in advance of the 2026 midterms. Trump has pressured the state to do so, as he faces the prospect of losing control of the House of Representatives next year. Redistricting has traditionally been done once every ten years, after the completion of a census, and not in the middle of the decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIn turn, Newsom has vowed to launch an effort to redistrict California to make up for any GOP gains in the Lone Star State. California, though, has an independent commission that draws the district maps. Newsom has devised a plan to get a measure on the November ballot with maps that include more Democratic-heavy districts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOn Monday, Newsom went public with a letter to Trump that laid out his demands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cI am writing to ask you to call on the governor of Texas and other red states, who are acting on your request to draw new congressional maps through an unprecedented, mid-decade hyper-partisan gerrymander to rig the upcoming midterm elections, to stop those efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Read the letter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAgovernor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@CAGovernor<\/a> Gavin Newsom just sent Donald Trump:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you will not stand down, I will be forced to lead an effort to redraw the maps in California to offset the rigging of maps in red states.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Atuz478VJ5\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Atuz478VJ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/1954954780339826936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe governor then issued a series of all-caps warnings to Trump on social media over the next 24 hours, all of which ended with the president\u2019s own signature line, \u201cThank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DONALD TRUMP, THE LOWEST POLLING PRESIDENT IN RECENT HISTORY, THIS IS YOUR SECOND-TO-LAST WARNING!!! (THE NEXT ONE IS THE LAST ONE!). STAND DOWN NOW OR CALIFORNIA WILL COUNTER-STRIKE (LEGALLY!) TO DESTROY YOUR ILLEGAL CROOKED MAPS IN RED STATES. PRESS CONFERENCE COMING \u2014 HOSTED\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/1955279652794306597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DONALD TRUMP HAS 24 HOURS LEFT TO RESPOND TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM\u2019S LETTER. IF HE DOES NOT STAND DOWN, THERE WILL BE A VERY IMPORTANT PRESS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/1955034106104066416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNewsom several times promised a \u201cvery important press conference this week with a major announcement,\u201d again mimicking one of Trump\u2019s favorite flourishes. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u2014 Ted Johnson contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"California Gov. 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