Governor calls Trump ‘Taco’ online, short for ‘Trump always chickens out’, prompted by president’s flip-flop deadlines

Newsom says California will draw new electoral maps after Trump ‘missed’ deadline

Governor calls Trump ‘Taco’ online, short for ‘Trump always chickens out’, prompted by president’s flip-flop deadlines Guardian staff Tue 12 Aug 2025 21.26 EDT

California governor Gavin Newsom says the state will draw new electoral maps after Donald Trump “missed” a deadline on Tuesday night in an ongoing redistricting battle between Democratic and Republican states.

“DONALD ‘TACO’ TRUMP, AS MANY CALL HIM, ‘MISSED’ THE DEADLINE!!!”, Newsom’s office wrote on social media. “CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE ‘BEAUTIFUL MAPS,’ THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS THEY WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY (DEMS TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!)”.

“BIG PRESS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH POWERFUL DEMS AND GAVIN NEWSOM — YOUR FAVORITE GOVERNOR — THAT WILL BE DEVASTATING FOR ‘MAGA.’ THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! — GN,” reads the post.

  • FenderStratocaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
    163·
    2 days ago

    I’m willing to bet $100 that something stops him from doing it, they give up, and blame Republicans for it as they watch Democracy end.

    Downvote me all you want, but history shows this is what happens.

    • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldEnglish
      131·
      2 days ago

      No, youre absolutely right, that’s the Democratic playbook. One page, dogeared, with a “your donors said NO!” note hastily scrawled in the margins.