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At Victoria event, Abbott criticizes California and defends Texas redistricting
Summary
After the signing, Governor Greg Abbott used media questions to criticize California's politics and defend Texas' redistricting maps, citing court rulings on coalition districts and arguing demographic shifts favor Republicans; those claims went unanswered in the event transcript.
During media questions after the Victoria signing, Governor Greg Abbott pivoted from the campus announcement to national political issues, offering sharp criticism of California and defending the recent Texas redistricting maps.
Asked by reporters, Abbott said, "California is a joke," and argued that polling shows "two thirds of the people of the state of California already do not support" Governor Gavin Newsom. He said…
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