California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) criticized President Trump on Saturday attending a rally To speak out against Texas’s successful redistricting efforts.
“We’re dealing with an invasive species named Donald Trump,” Newsom told the crowd In Houston.
He added, “However, he is a historically unpopular president. A historically unpopular president in every major category.”
Trump’s approval rating is is falling During his second term in office.
A cnn/ssrs The poll released Monday showed that 37 percent of American respondents approve of Trump’s job in the Oval Office, while 63 percent said they disapprove.
recent voting It also shows that a large majority of Americans blame the president and the Republican Party for the government shutdown.
Newsom has had a long-running feud with the president, but the dispute escalated earlier this year when Trump refused to meet with him Amidst the California wildfires,
California’s governor has stepped up his criticism ahead of the midterm elections with the goal of helping Democrats regain the House majority.
“We can’t rest until we get this back,” Newsom said Saturday. “There is no race more important in our lifetime than taking back the House and the House of Representatives.”
Last week, voters in the Golden State allowed Proposition 50, a ballot measure that allows politicians to redraw congressional maps outside of the census period. It was the first redistricting effort that is designed to help Democrats, after several red states passed similar measures during Trump’s time Urge,
Sabato’s Crystal Ball transferred 11 congressional races favor Democrats after Proposition 50 passes.
Newsom’s strategy of redrawing districts follows GOP lawmakers in the Lone Star State, who in August approved adopting a new map favoring Republicans.
Texas Democratic legislators attempted to block the effort. fleeing the stateBut ultimately had to return to vote.
However, on Saturday, Newsom credited those party members at the local level for instigating pressure from Democrats on redistricting across the country.
“You woke us up,” Newsom said, speaking to those lawmakers.
“Your support wasn’t just here, you supported us in the state of California.”
