The post Trump floats controversial redistricting plan in Texas, Newsom threatens retaliation appeared first on Salon.com. President Donald Trump told Texas Republicans on Tuesday that they would get five new seats as a part of the state’s redistricting efforts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

President Trump said he hopes Texas Republicans will pick up five seats in the House from a redistricting plan they hope to enact in a special legislative session later this month. Trump told reporters that it’s “OK” if other Democratic-leaning states like California or New York also seek to redraw their congressional district lines

California Governor Gavin Newsom threatened retaliatory redistricting in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott adding a redistricting effort as an agenda item to a July 21 special session. In an interview with The Tennessee Holler,

As Texas Republicans are set to begin their effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps, Texas Democrats said all options are on the table when deciding how to push back. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a media conference Tuesday,

House Democrats are hammering President Trump and his GOP allies for pushing to alter Texas’s congressional lines ahead of the midterms, accusing the Republicans of rigging the system to stay in power.

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