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chairman donald trumpattempt to strengthen Indiana republican Passage of a redistricting bill failed miserably Thursday when GOP rebels in the state Senate scuttled it.
Senators rejected an effort to effectively eliminate the Hoosier State’s nine-seat map before next year’s midterms — effectively eliminating its two remaining Democratic districts by 31 to 19, while Republicans had a 40-10 majority in the chamber as 21 conservatives broke ranks to vote. democrat,
The outrage came despite the bill passing in the Indiana House last week and despite the President engaging in an intense pressure campaign to get it passed, threatening to support primary challenges to any Republicans and sending the Vice President. JD Vance Advocating personally on this issue.
Trump was asked about disappointment by reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday. claimed to be unhappySaying, “It’s ridiculous because I won Indiana by a landslide all three times. And I wasn’t working very hard on it. It would have been nice. I think we would have gained two seats if we had done that.”
However, he could not hide his anger at Senate President Pro Tempore Rod Bray, adding: “You had a gentleman, the head of the Senate, I think, Bray, whatever his name is. I heard he was against it. He’ll probably lose his next primary, whenever that happens. I hope he does, because he’s done a great injustice.
“I’m sure whenever he has a primary, I think in two years, but I’m sure he’ll go down. He’ll go down. I’ll definitely support anybody who wants to go against him.”
The president’s attempt to downplay the disaster was widely mocked on social media, with many people noting his intense message ahead of the Indiana vote and one reporter summarizing Trump’s state of mind. He is being compared to a jilted teenage boy: “There was no way I wanted to go to the prom with him. In fact, he’s really ugly.”
chairman lashed out at “RINO senators” When his reluctance became clear at the Truth Social in November, he accused House Republicans on Capitol Hill of “depriving” them of the two more seats needed to maintain their slim majority.
That dispatch also included a rap for Indiana Gov. mike braunwhom Trump accused of “not working the way they should to get the votes needed.”
Not wanting to stir up any further anger, Braun immediately came out on Thursday to warn “Political Consequences” For the “small group of misguided state senators” who thwarted passage of the new map.
“I will work with the President to challenge these individuals who do not represent the best interests of Hoosiers,” he said.
Indiana Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith, a fellow Republican, reacted to the vote by warning that its outcome was likely to damage the state’s relationship with the White House.
“The Trump administration was very clear about this,” Beckwith said. Said On X. “They told multiple lawmakers, cabinet members and Gov.
That threat was made clear earlier in the day Heritage FoundationThe right-wing think-tank behind Trump’s Project 2025 agenda, which wrote On X: “President Trump has made it clear to Indiana leaders: If the Indiana Senate fails to pass the map, the state will be stripped of all federal funding.
“Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will be closed. Major projects will be halted. These are the stakes and every NO vote will be blamed.”
For MAGA commentator Eric Erickson, such aggression was the reason Indiana Republicans were motivated to oppose the gerrymandering push.
He said, “I can’t overstate how much bullying has hurt redistricting prospects in Indiana.” Said“There was a point that they would have done so, But the pressure campaign backfired, especially in view of the November election,”
Trump’s former chief strategist steve bannon described the effects When he made his comments about the failure of the law war Room Tomorrow Show: “We have a big problem. People have to understand that we only have a few opportunities. We’ve got a total of five to 10 seats.
“If we don’t get a net 10 pickup in redistricting battles, it will be very difficult, if not impossible, to retain the House.”
attempt by texas Earlier this year Republicans redrawn their own electoral map by adding five more seats to their party’s gain, which was swiftly countered. California The Democrats are doing the same.
like red state missouri, North CarolinaAnd ohio Similarly, blue states have redrawn their maps to boost Republicans in Congress. maryland And Virginia Currently plotting their own counterattack.