Posted on 08/14/2025 12:24:38 PM PDT by Red Badger
California’s far-left Governor Gavin Newsom has once again proven he’s more interested in political theater than governing, launching what he’s calling “Liberation Day” on Thursday in a desperate bid to intimidate President Donald Trump and Republican-led states.
On Monday, in a hysterical, all-caps ultimatum, Newsom demanded that Trump “stand down” on “red-state gerrymandering” or face California’s “massive counter-gerrymander.”
“DONALD TRUMP HAS 24 HOURS LEFT TO RESPOND TO GOVERNOR NEWSOM’S LETTER. IF HE DOES NOT STAND DOWN, THERE WILL BE A VERY IMPORTANT PRESS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.”
Newsom accused Texas and other Republican-led states of “playing with fire” by redrawing congressional maps and threatened to retaliate by rigging California’s districts — all while pretending he’s a champion of “independent, citizen-led” mapmaking.
But here’s the reality: California has been gerrymandered into a deep-blue fortress for decades, and there’s little left to squeeze out.
Newsom’s sudden moral outrage reeks of projection. He’s furious that Republicans might finally play by the same rules Democrats have exploited for years.
Newsom’s letter reads:
“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.”
Trump’s response? Silence. The president didn’t even dignify Newsom’s rant with a reply which triggered the far-left governor even more.
Newsom wrote in all caps:
“WOW! [TODAY] HISTORY WILL BE MADE. KaroLYIN LEAVITT WILL HAVE NO ANSWERS FOR THE SUPPOSED “FAKE MEDIA” ABOUT CALIFORNIA’S BEAUTIFUL MAPS. PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY ARE THE GREATEST MAPS EVER CREATED — EVEN BETTER THAN CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS’. DONALD “THE FAILURE” TRUMP BE WARNED, TOMORROW MAY BE THE WORST DAY OF YOUR LIFE. ALL BECAUSE YOU “MISSED THE DEADLINE.” LIBERATION DAY FOR AMERICA!!!” — GCN
Newsom even mocked Trump, sneeringly dubbing him “Donald ‘Taco’ Trump.”
“AS MANY KNOW, DONALD “TACO” TRUMP — AUTHOR OF THE ART OF THE “DEAL” (A BOOK HE SHOULD RETURN TO THE LIBRARY) — JUST MISSED THE BEST DEAL IN HISTORY. HE ALWAYS “CHICKENS OUT” (TARIFFS, CHINA) — BUT EVEN A “CHICKEN” SHOULD KNOW A GOOD “DEAL” WHEN HE SEES ONE. I, YOUR FAVORITE GOVERNOR, GAVIN CHRISTOPHER NEWSOM, OFFERED THE BEST, MOST “AMAZING DEAL” IN HISTORY: STOP RIGGING TEXAS MAPS AND CALIFORNIA WON’T MAKE OURS MORE “BEAUTIFUL.” SADLY — BUT NO SURPRISE — DONALD WAS TOO WEAK (LITTLE HANDS) TO EVEN WRITE ME BACK. NO DEAL! AND NO DEAL = PERFECT, BEAUTIFUL MAPS THAT WILL “END” HIS PRESIDENCY. SOON HE WILL NOT BE “47.” PATRIOTS WILL TAKE BACK CONGRESS. MANY SAY I SHOULD RUN FOR SPEAKER (I WON’T!!!). MAKE THE MAPS GREAT AGAIN! LIBERATION DAY TOMORROW!!! THANK YOU! — GCN”
Newsom also wrote, “Donald Trump is about to have a very bad day.”
Was he shimmying his shoulders while he said it?
Sounds like a threat to me, an INSURRECTION, even..................
Grabem, you ain’t as cool as you think. More like a steaming 💩.
Newsom is so stupid he thinks he’s smart (the Dunning-Kruger effect).
Who cares. CA is already lost anyways. Texas needs to move ahead to safeguard themselves and make sure they never go
Full CA and go bright blue.
At least he didn’t set anymore cities on fire like he did the palisades
Ted Cruz said that Texas should remove all dem seats that would make it a 38 gop seat majority
F him.
Under the democrats, California had the delusion it was running the country.
He’s trying sooo hard to copy Trump.
All caps. Quotation marks. Insults.
He’s hoping it makes him look like Billy Badass but it’s just pathetic. This is only impressive to the same sort of people who are advising him to do this.
The Rest of the State will due when they find out they are losing representation while the cities gain more seats. Sen. Dirksen’s grievances of 1964 will be used, and I have a sense they will use the Voting Rights Act to mandate preclearance, and we’ll see those city-states be rejected.
How is redistricting for more Democrat voters, “liberation day”?!
Gavin is a moron who knows this cant pass and is just trying to get the attention of low IQ liberals for his next presidential run.
California kills everything good. Even Fels Naptha Soap.
somebody put that to the meme of the guy drumming and singing
https://x.com/Gardyloo_Alert/status/1915860764822213015/video/1
They will liberate you from your money...................
Desperate is as desperate does. He has finally figured it out. People are sick of the Hollywood types in politics. He is done.
Newscum reeks with the stench of abject fear.
He's like a soy boy who is standing before his mirror practicing how he's gonna be tough with the HS jock that always makes fun of him.
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