Irish Examiner view: Gavin Newsom seems to be the right man at the right time

California governor may not appeal to all voters, but he is challenging Donald Trump and asserting the value of a functioning democracy

California governor Gavin Newsom and his team are satirically skewering Donald Trump’s approach to social media, down to all-caps bulletins. Picture: Mario Tama/Getty

At a time when Donald Trump’s Maga movement is seemingly steamrolling its way through America, California governor Gavin Newsom is galvanising a sense of open resistance.

With Texas attempting to redraw its constituencies to deliver five more Republican seats in Congress, at Trump’s behest, Newsom has vowed to do the same in his state, to reduce Republican representation in California at a similar or greater level.