Gavin Newsom trolled as he claps back at JD Vance with gerrymandering map: 'You'll never be president'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: California Gov Gavin Newsom tried to clap back at Vice President JD Vance over the latest Texas redistricting mess, but it seems to have backfired.

On Wednesday, July 30, the furore over the Texas GOP’s new congressional map hit a boiling point. The proposed shakeup would wipe out five Democratic seats.

Vance lit the fuse with a jab at the Golden State. “The gerrymander in California is outrageous,” he posted on social media. “Of their 52 congressional districts, 9 of them are Republican. That means 17 percent of their delegation is Republican when Republicans regularly win 40 percent of the vote in that state. How can this possibly be allowed?”

Gavin Newsom fires back at JD Vance, gets trolled instead

Gavin Newsom fired back at JD Vance with a map of his own. His version spotlighted the “real” gerrymandering champs and found they were conveniently all red states, namely Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, and even Vance’s home turf, Ohio.

“Try again, dumb dumb,” Newsom snarked.

But the move backfired harder than a cheap fireworks show as critics swarmed his post with mockery.

"Notice you didn’t respond to his claim, dumb dumb," one posted on X.

"Congrats on the misinformation dumb dumb," a second user snarked.

"See, you know how to respond quickly. Now you need to apply that skill to wildfires and homelessness," another quipped.

"Ah, yes, an unsubstantiated map with green colors. We can all post those, you odious cretin. You are never going to be President, let that sink in," someone else jabbed.

"Donald Trump received over 1 million votes in LA county, the highest in any county in the US, yet republicans didn’t win a single House seat of the 17 that cover LA county. The 'republicans' on your 'independent' commission were appointed by a democrat and donated to Joe Biden and Planned Parenthood. Like usual, you’re the biggest perpetrator of gerrymandering, you’ve just found a way to lie about it," read a comment.

"California has the most illegals in the USA. Newsom uses them to cheat in elections and the census. That's why he’s so strongly against mass deportations. He knows without illegals, he’ll lose House seats. California’s economy will also collapse. It’s propped up by slave labor," another argued.

Gavin Newsom vows retaliation as Texas Dems plan exit

Earlier in the day, Gavin Newsom had already promised consequences if Texas pushes forward with the GOP plan. “Donald Trump asks for 5 seats, and Greg Abbott automatically bends the knee. The 2026 election is being rigged. California won't sit back and watch this happen,” he warned online.

New York Gov Kathy Hochul and lawmakers like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elissa Slotkin echoed similar warnings, slamming the Texas GOP’s move as election-rigging in real-time.

According to The Texas Tribune, the nuclear-grade draft map from Texas Republicans targets blue strongholds in metro areas like Austin, Dallas, and Houston, plus big chunks of South Texas.

Democrats are reportedly bracing for legislative trench warfare and possibly a dramatic walkout. They’re even raising cash to cover fines if they ditch the state to deny the Legislature a quorum. It's worth noting that lawmakers who flee would be slapped with a $500 daily fine and could face arrest. Meanwhile, they cannot use campaign funds to pay those fines.

But sources told the Tribune the Dems are already working on a workaround and would need around $1 million per month to keep the show on the road.

On the GOP side, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is calling for the arrest of any Democrats who go AWOL. His office is ready to help with “hunting down and compelling the attendance of anyone who abandons their office,” Paxton declared.

Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee is deploying tens of thousands of advocates to stop what they see as Republican redistricting overreach.

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