Newsom on Redistricting Fight: ‘We Have Got to Meet Fire with Fire’

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NEWSOM: “We have got to recognize the cards that have been dealt and we have got to meet fire with fire. And we’ve got to be held to a higher level of accountability. (cheering) So that’s what this is about. It’s not complicated. We’re doing this in reaction to a president of the United States that called a sitting governor of the state of Texas and said find me five seats. We’re doing it in reaction to that act. We’re doing it mindful of our higher angels and better angels. We’re doing it mindful that we want to model better behavior as we’ve been doing for 15 years in the state of California with our independent redistricting commission. But we cannot unilaterally disarm. We can’t stand back and watch this democracy disappear. We can’t stand back and watch this democracy disappear district by district, all across this country, not just in Texas, but in Missouri, where J.D. Vance went just a week ago, in Indiana, in places like Ohio, in places like Florida. We need to stand up. Not just California, other blue states need to stand up. We need to be firm in our resolve. (cheers and applause)”