President Trump is calling for primary challenges against Indiana GOP lawmakers who failed to redraw the state’s congressional maps as he had demanded.
Indiana Senate Majority Leader Rodric Bray shut the door on redistricting late last week, saying there aren’t enough voters to justify new maps.
Mr. Trump fired back Sunday on Truth Social, warning that “any Republican that votes against this important redistricting, potentially having an impact on America itself, should be primaried.”
He didn’t stop there. Mr. Trump also criticized Gov. Mike Braun, saying his “friend” isn’t doing enough to secure the votes.
“Considering that Mike wouldn’t be Governor without me (not even close!), is disappointing!” the president posted.
The Indiana decision comes as similar redistricting pushes stall elsewhere. In Kansas, Republicans recently abandoned a special session after failing to rally support. In Utah, a judge tossed out a GOP-drawn map, giving Democrats a likely gain.
Mr. Trump’s redistricting campaign began in Texas and quickly spread to states across the country.
Republicans have already redrawn maps in Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas, while Democrats scored wins in California and Utah.
Other states, such as Florida and Virginia, are moving toward redrawing their congressional districts.
Analysts say the GOP so far has netted between one and three seats — and with a limited number of competitive House districts nationwide, even small gains could matter.
Mr. Trump had high hopes for Indiana, where Mr. Braun had scheduled a special session in which lawmakers could consider changing the maps. Mr. Bray shut it down, saying Republicans had considered the idea carefully but didn’t have the votes to move forward.
“Today, I’m announcing there are not enough votes to move that idea forward, and the Senate will not reconvene in December,” Mr. Bray said Friday in a statement.
In his Truth Social post on Sunday, Mr. Trump said he is “very disappointed” in Mr. Bray and state Sen. Greg Goode.
Calling them “RINO Senators,” the president said that they are blowing the chance to carve out as many as two more Republican districts and that if they do not do their job, “let’s get them out of office.”
“The Democrats have done redistricting for years, often illegally, and all other appropriate Republican States have done it. Because of these two politically correct type ‘gentlemen,’ and a few others, they could be depriving Republicans of a Majority in the House, a very big deal!” Mr. Trump posted.
