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Gavin Newsom: “Donald Trump called Greg Abbott demanding five seats. He…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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"We will lose our republic" Gavin Newsom on Trump, his childhood & more

Published | Video Starts at 35:43

And that's when we began the process of drawing a line and said, you know what, we've got to significantly Tony Tenor and I'll just remind you, and I know this long winded but I want to remind everybody, Donald Trump called Greg Abbott demanding five seats. He said he was quote unquote entitled the President United States said he was entitled to five seats in a mid decade redistricting to rig the 2026 November of this year election. because he knows he's going to to get crushed. He's going to be shellacked in this election. He knows he's going to lose. So he's trying to rig the election. (35:43–35:59)

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Asserts that Trump demanded five seats in redistricting to influence the 2026 election.

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