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Gavin Newsom: “Donald Trump reached out to Governor Abbott in Texas and…”

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Published October 3, 2025 | Video Starts at 17:01

Look, one of the things that was uttered was one of the reasons I wanted to talk to you and I'm grateful for this opportunity. And that was the words that came out of Donald Trump reached out to Governor Abbott in Texas and asked for five seats [related to midterm redistricting]. It's important for folks listening as it relates to midterm redistricting and moving forward, that Greg Abbott initially was reticent. (17:01–17:10)

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Asserts that Donald Trump requested five seats from Governor Abbott concerning midterm redistricting.

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“Trump circled back saying he's, quote, unquote, entitled to those five votes.”
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“We still have federalized National Guard in the state of California.”
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“The Trump administration sent out masked men that surrounded us, surrounded and created that chill, literally intimidating people that were…”
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“You have now the largest domestic police force in the world, arguably particularly with a big beautiful bill, as they describe it, an…”
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“We're on the eve of another government shutdown, which is becoming more and more common.”
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“This one [government shutdown] potentially could be very, very different and consequential compared to the prior ones.”
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“You're seeing all the weaponization of grievance across the spectrum, DOJ and elsewhere.”
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“You never got a call from the president, United States, saying, Mr. Attorney General, I want you to do X, Y and Z. That never happened.”
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“It seems that we have a completely supine Congress, that there's no system of checks and balances.”
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“The majority Speaker Johnson has completely abdicated any oversight as it relates to that.”
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“We're just quite literally hours away from a midnight deadline on that government shutdown.”
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“The last government shutdown under Trump was among the longest that we've experienced.”
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“Russ Vogt was the OMB director in the first Trump administration.”
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“There's a lot of speculation about serious and significant cuts [by Russ Vogt] in pretty short order, particularly to the workforce.”
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“Greg Abbott initially was reticent [about Trump's request for five seats].”
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“California is one of those states with an independent redistricting commission.”
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“It was a commission that when I was mayor, there was an effort to repeal it that I publicly opposed.”
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“Long supported the idea of independent redistricting and it's a point of pride that this state has been one of the leaders.”
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“The only maps that are now being presented to the voters themselves.”
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“It ends, as you suggest, after the 28 and 30 and into the 32 census will revert back to its original form.”
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“De facto eliminated oversight with Congress co equal branch of government, increasingly, particularly with this utilization of the shadow…”
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“That shadow docket is allowed for racial profiling, not just in relationship to the conversation we're having around voting.”
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“Increasingly appear to have taken an oath of office to Donald Trump and not the Constitution in terms of how they are conducting many of…”
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“Prop 50, I believe, is foundational on that, and we'll sort of jumpstart the 2026 election and taking back the House of Representatives.”
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