"We're going to be [suing] through the Department of Justice," Trump said when asked about Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting push in California.

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Donald Trump said the Department of Justice will sue California over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to draw a new congressional map.

Newsom, a Democrat and 2028 presidential contender, promptly responded on social media: “BRING IT.”

Trump has praised a similar effort by Texas Republican legislators to codify a new map that would give the GOP an even greater advantage in key House seats in the 2026 midterm elections.

    • Chozo@fedia.io
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      12 hours ago

      allowed* them to

      Texas has been wanting to do that for ages, way before Trump. It’s just that the Republican party used to still have a smidgeon of dignity back then and wouldn’t allow it.