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President Donald Trump sharply criticized Indiana state Senate leader Rodric Bray on Wednesday, accusing the Republican lawmaker of undermining his chances of expanding the party’s House majority through a redistricting plan currently stalled in the state Legislature.
in a long time Real Social postTrump said Indiana has “a chance to make a difference in Washington, DC” by approving the congressional map that would give Republicans two more seats in the House of Representatives.
The president claimed that all other states “districted willingly, openly, and easily” and warned that Indiana could be “the only state in the Union to turn away the Republican Party.”
Trump accused Bray of being “the only person in the United States who opposes Republicans getting extra seats” and said he was pressuring “some very vulnerable friends soon” to vote with him.
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Republican Indiana state Sen. Rodric Bray speaks to the media at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis on Monday. Partisan redistricting contests have been a top priority for President Donald Trump as he eyes the GOP House majority. (Kaiti Sullivan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump argued that blocking the map would “put the Majority in the House of Representatives at risk” and warned that Republicans opposing the plan would be “met with a MAGA Primary in the Spring.”
The president also accused Bray and some of his allies of being “partners”[ing] with Radical Left Democrats” and singled out “Failed Senate Candidate Mitch Daniels” while claiming the group had become “favorite Republicans of Hakeem Jeffries, Crazy Nancy Pelosi, and Crying Chuck Schumer.”
“Anyone who votes against redistricting and the SUCCESS of the Republican Party in D.C., I am sure, will face a MAGA Primary in the Spring,” Trump wrote, adding that Republicans who “do not do what is necessary to save our Country” will “risk losing.”[ing] “Everything to the Democrats.”
TRUMP INCREASES RED STATE REPUBLICANS BLOCKING NEW CONGRESS MAP.
Republican Indiana state Sen. Rodric Bray addressed lawmakers gathered at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis on Monday. (Kaiti Sullivan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump shared his repeated electoral success in Indiana, saying he won the state “six times, all with LARGE Majorities,” and argued that approving the map should be “a great thing to do for our Party and for America itself.”
He warned that Bray “and his friends will not last long in politics” and vowed to “do everything in my power to make sure they do no harm to the Republican Party and our Country again.”
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable with top business leaders in Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Trump also criticized what he described as Republican “HYPOCRITES” who are aiding Democrats in the redistricting fight, saying he “couldn’t be happier” that the opposing group had found GOP lawmakers willing to break ranks.
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The conflict comes as both parties are eyeing the 2026 midterm elections, with Republicans holding a narrow majority in the House and Democrats targeting many competitive districts across the country.
The White House, Bray and Indiana Senate Democrats did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
