Gov. Gavin Newsom asked President Donald Trump to order Texas and other red states to abandon their efforts to redraw congressional boundaries , calling it an attempt to “rig” the 2026 midterms and an “affront to American democracy.”

In a letter sent to the White House on Monday, Newsom said his sometime political opponent was “playing with fire” after asking Texas Republicans last month to redistrict their congressional lines to help the GOP maintain its razor-thin House majority in next year’s midterms. Last week, Trump told CNBC that he was “entitled” to at least five more seats in Texas because he captured 56% of the state in 2024.

“You are playing with fire, risking the destabilization of our democracy, while knowing that California can neutralize any gains you hope to make,” Ne

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