Finally someone is communicating with President Donald Trump in a language he can understand.
On Tuesday night, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) informed the president that California is going to go ahead and redraw the state’s electoral maps after Trump missed a deadline amid the ongoing redistricting battle. The Democratic governor also decided to deliver his message in the funniest way possible — by writing in the same style that Trump writes his social media posts.
“DONALD ‘TACO’ TRUMP, AS MANY CALL HIM, ‘MISSED’ THE DEADLINE!!!” Newsom’s office wrote in a pinned post on his X account. “CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE ‘BEAUTIFUL MAPS,’ THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS THEY WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY (DEMS TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!).”
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The message continued, “BIG PRESS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH POWERFUL DEMS AND GAVIN NEWSOM — YOUR FAVORITE GOVERNOR — THAT WILL BE DEVASTATING FOR ‘MAGA.’ THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! — GN.”
Not only does the language itself mock Trump, but the decision to open the announcement by calling Trump “TACO” — an acronym coined by Wall Street that stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out” and that Trump hates — was a great way of needling the president enough that he might actually read the message. The snarky insinuation that Newsom is Trump’s “favorite governor” was a nice touch as well.
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Although Newsom’s announcement is funny, the GOP’s shady redistricting efforts are anything but.
Last week, several Democratic members of the Texas House fled the state to avoid a vote on a redrawn congressional map that Trump wants, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is more than happy to shove Trump’s request down lawmakers’ throats. Political maps are typically redraw every 10 years, and Texas’ mid-decade redistricting effort has been viewed by Democrats as a shameless gerrymandering scheme that would flip five seats currently held by Democrats from blue to red. The move will essentially help secure Republicans’ control in the U.S. House after the midterm elections in 2026.
Ever since the Dems in Texas fled, there has been an effort on the left to even the score, with Newsom and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) saying they’d be game to change their state’s political maps if Texas does.
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In a threatening letter to Trump on Monday, Newsom said he’d “happily” stand down if Texas doesn’t go through with this BS. Newsom followed up his warning with another post on X that Trump can better understand.
“DONALD TRUMP, THE LOWEST POLLING PRESIDENT IN RECENT HISTORY,” the post began. “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 — HOSTED BY AMERICA’S FAVORITE GOVERNOR, GAVIN NEWSOM. FINAL WARNING NEXT. YOU WON’T LIKE IT!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.”
