The former California governor says Trump's plan to rig Texas redistricting maps for Republicans doesn't justify his Democratic successor Gavin Newsom gerrymandering blue seats in retaliation.

Arnold Schwarzenegger gives a shady opinion on the ongoing gerrymandering battle that's happening within the U.S. Congress amid Donald Trump's presidency

While delivering remarks to a crowd, Newsom tore into President Donald Trump, who has backed Texas Republicans, calling him a “failed president” and the “most unpopular” in modern history. He pledged to “meet fire with fire,” and pointed to how Trump tried to “light democracy on fire” on Jan. 6, and is now ”once again trying to rig the system."

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has mobilized to fight Gavin Newsom's redistricting push as Democrats aim to counter Trump's Texas congressional map changes.

California law makes gerrymandering more difficult than Texas, complicating the governor’s plans to fight the Lone Star state’s power grab

To disregard California’s practice of independently crafting political maps to avoid partisan tilt, Newsom’s plan hinges on the compliance of lawmakers in the state Legislature, which is dominated by members of his own party. And so far, it doesn’t look likely that the governor will meet significant resistance.