After Texas Republicans this week released a new congressional map proposal to help the GOP pick up five additional seats in next year’s midterm elections, California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to give President Donald Trump the taste of his own medicine.

Democratic lawmakers in Texas are fleeing the state to prevent a vote on a redistricting bill that would greatly benefit Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. The post Texas Democratic Lawmakers To Flee State To Thwart Republican Redistricting Effort first appeared on Mediaite.

The governor plans to go through the Legislature to usher in a map with more Democratic seats if Texas tilts its map to the right, according to a person with knowledge of Newsom’s thinking.