Gavin Newsom: Co-sign my letter to Trump




 Robert —


I just sent a letter directly to Donald Trump. He started this ridiculous redistricting back-and-forth and he can stop it.


If he tells Texas and other red states to stand down, California will too. If he does not, then we are going to fight fire with fire and go directly to the ballot to neutralize his efforts to rig the 2026 election.


You can find my letter below. I hope you'll read it and add your name as a co-signer.


It's a small and simple act, but it'll send a powerful message of how committed we are to making sure Trump doesn't rig the next election.


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- Gavin Newsom


August 11, 2025


President Donald J. Trump The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW,

Washington, DC 20500

Re: Calling Off Mid-Decade Redistricting Efforts


Dear Mr. President,


I 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.


You are playing with fire, risking the destabilization of our democracy, while knowing that California can neutralize any gains you hope to make. This attempt to rig congressional maps to hold onto power before a single vote is cast in the 2026 election is an affront to American democracy.


This is not what the Founders envisioned, and California cannot stand idly by as this power grab unfolds. I do not do this lightly, as I believe legislative district maps should be drawn by independent, citizen-led efforts, as we have done in California for the last two decades.


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. But if the other states call off their redistricting efforts, we will happily do the same. And American democracy will be better for it.


Sincerely,


Gavin Newsom

Governor of California


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