Former President Barack Obama has endorsed California Governor Gavin Newsom’s fight against Republican gerrymandering efforts in a Wednesday night social media post.

Under normal circumstances, the former president would not back a Democratic plan for mid-decade redistricting. But these are not normal circumstances.

That has changed this week, though, with Obama stepping in to defend California's Governor, Gavin Newsom, who has been in a war of words with the current POTUS. Obama has shown his support for the ...

Former President Barack Obama hugs California’s then-Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom after arriving at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012.

Republican lawmakers are pursuing the unusual mid-decade redistricting plan amid pressure from Trump to protect the GOP’s slim majority in the U.S. House.