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Gavin Newsom: “Not when [Donald Trump] made a call to the governor of Texas…”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

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Texas and California Leaders Discuss Redistricting and Democracy Threats with Governor Gavin Newsom

Published | Video Starts at 06:06

We want to play the game on the terms where everybody is playing by the same set of rules. That's no longer the case. We have to disenthrall ourselves that that's the case. Not with Donald Trump. Not when [Donald Trump] made a call to the governor of Texas and talked about finding five additional seats. so that he can try to hold the line and maintain the majority in the House of Representatives. The game has changed. They don't even want to play by the same set of rules. (06:06–06:14)

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Asserts that Donald Trump contacted the Texas governor to discuss securing five more seats.

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