NYT columnist David Brooks slammed Trump and Abbott’s Texas redistricting as harmful to democracy while also criticizing California governor Gavin Newsom’s counter-redistricting plans.
New York Times opinion columnist David Brooks claimed that President Donald Trump ordered Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, to rhetorically use «mustard gas» on American democracy by launching redistricting efforts.
Texas Republicans, encouraged by the Trump administration, are pursuing a congressional map aimed at adding up to five GOP-leaning districts, prompting fierce backlash and counteraction. Texas Democrats have fled the Lone Star State to Democratic-stronghold states. Their goal is to break quorum and halt the vote.
As first noticed by NewsBusters, Brooks appeared on «PBS NewsHour» on Friday, where he was asked if he believed that politics had boiled down to nothing more than an indefinite power struggle between the two parties.
He told «NewsHour» co-anchor Amna Nawaz, «I understand the argument. But let’s do a little ethical experiment here. You’re in World War I. The Germans use mustard gas on civilians, and it helps them. Do you then decide, ‘Okay, we’re going to use mustard gas on civilians?'» he responded.
