Former President Barack Obama has waded into states’ efforts at rare mid-decade redistricting efforts, saying he agrees with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s response to alter his state’s congressional maps, in the way of Texas redistricting efforts promoted by President Donald Trump aimed at shoring up Republicans’ position in next year’s elections.

The former president lent his support to Gov. Gavin Newsom's retaliatory redistricting plan shortly before Republicans in Texas passed their bill to redraw congressional lines.

Barack Obama supports Gavin Newsom's redistricting plan in California as a response to Republican gerrymandering efforts in Texas. Obama praised Newso

The former president made the public comments in support of the California governor’s plan to counter move Texas Republicans

Texas approved a Trump-backed redistricting plan boosting GOP seats, prompting California and New York Democrats to propose counter-maps. Meanwhile, Obama supports Newsom’s approach despite opposing mid-decade redistricting.

California will forge ahead with a plan to redraw its congressional district maps in a bid to give Democrats five more US House seats, a drastic move intended to neutralize a similar President

California Gov. Gavin Newsom called on state lawmakers to allow a November ballot measure to redraw congressional districts