California Gov. Takes Shot At Dallas' Murder Rate

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has adjusted his target and fired his latest social media attack right at Dallas. The governor, whose press office has taken to X like a moth to a flame in the last few weeks, often mirroring the erratic social media behaviors of the president, tweeted that Dallas’ murder rate is nearly double Los Angeles’, based on FBI data.

"Dallas' murder rate is nearly 2x higher than Los Angeles'," the post read. "Don't expect Fox News to report that."

Dallas’ murder rate is nearly 2x higher than Los Angeles’. Don’t expect Fox News to report that. pic.twitter.com/wrq3OHoixU

— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) August 24, 2025

The governor has remained a headline figure in the last month as he interjected himself in the Texas congressional redistricting scandal, threatening to flip an equal number of his state's congressional seats blue, to counterbalance Texas’ five recently approved new changes.

“We’re responding to what occurred in Texas,” Newsom said before signing two redistricting bills in California on Aug. 21. “We’re neutralizing what occurred, and we’re giving the American people a fair chance, because when all things are equal, we’re all playing by the same rules.”

The two bills mapped the new congressional districts for California, and the second allows the state’s voters to approve the new maps through a constitutional amendment in a special election this November.

Earlier this month, Newsom greeted Texas Democratic House members as they fled the Lone Star state, breaking quorum, in opposition to the redistricting plans. On Aug. 9, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows filed a legal complaint in California to enforce arrest warrants issued against the representatives who traveled to California, derailing the first special session.

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"Texans are fed up with lawmakers who refuse to do their jobs and instead run away to states like California to exploit radical governors’ broken political systems as a shield,” said Attorney General Paxton in a press release. “Gavin Newsom may be comfortable with lawlessness and the protection of corrupt legislators, but Texas will not tolerate elected officials who defy the Constitution for political theater.”

Newsom is emerging as a potential rival to the Republican Party for the next presidential election. Though the governor has not officially announced a campaign, his prominence in the redistricting battle has thrust him into the national spotlight and increased skepticism about a potential bid.