California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his campaign to slash the state’s Republican-leaning congressional seats, portraying the effort as crucial to opposing President Donald Trump while accusing the White House of stationing armed federal agents outside the event.

California has its own plan to combat the Trump administration’s national redistricting efforts. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the Election Rigging Response Act Thursday, a Democratic gerrymandering plan intended to offset efforts to strip liberal areas around the country of their electoral votes.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday called on state lawmakers to approve a November ballot measure that would allow for a new congressional map, part of an effort to fight back against Republicans' mid-decade redistricting plans in Texas and elsewhere.