{"id":2502013,"date":"2025-10-22T17:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumpworld-hints-at-retaliation-for-anti-redistricting-in-lawmakers\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:14:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:14:12","slug":"trumpworld-hints-at-retaliation-for-anti-redistricting-in-lawmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumpworld-hints-at-retaliation-for-anti-redistricting-in-lawmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Trumpworld hints at retaliation for anti-redistricting IN lawmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumpworld-hints-at-retaliation-for-anti-redistricting-in-lawmakers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2502013&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on pressure from allies of former President Donald Trump on Indiana state lawmakers to approve a redistricting plan. Despite Indiana Senate President Rodric Bray stating that the votes for the measure are lacking, prominent Trump supporters, including campaign manager Chris LaCivita and adviser Jason Miller, have suggested there may be political consequences for Republicans opposing the plan.Groups aligned with Trump, such as Turning Point Action, have promised to challenge resistant lawmakers in primaries. White house insiders believe the redistricting effort still has enough support to pass, supported by ongoing discussions involving Vice President JD Vance, governor Mike Braun, and Trump himself. The push for redistricting aims to add two Republican congressional seats in Indiana to help maintain GOP control of the U.S. House in the 2026 midterms. However, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">recent poll shows<\/a> a majority of Indiana voters oppose mid-decade redistricting, and state Democrats criticize the effort as unethical, noting that constituents are more concerned with issues like utility bills and healthcare costs than redistricting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trumpworld hints at retaliation for Indiana lawmakers opposed to redistricting<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2375872\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Allies of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> are pressuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indiana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indiana<\/a> state lawmakers to vote on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">redistricting<\/a> proposal after a key state leader predicted the measure would fail.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Rodric Bray, the Indiana Senate&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-says-impeachment-and-25th-amendment-resolutions-will-be-brought-to-the-house-floor-starting-monday\/\" title=\"Pelosi Says Impeachment and 25th Amendment Resolutions Will Be Brought to the ... Floor Starting Monday\">president pro tempore<\/a>, told <em>Politico <\/em>Wednesday morning that &ldquo;the votes aren&rsquo;t there for redistricting,&rdquo; prompting a number of heavyweight Trumpworld figures to hint at political consequences for Indiana Republicans if they don&rsquo;t redraw the state&rsquo;s map for the 2026 elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3860073\/trump-argentina-beef-criticism-ranchers-terrible-without-tariffs\/\">Trump bristles at Argentina beef criticism and says ranchers would be &#8216;terrible&#8217; without tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3859305\/karine-jean-pierre-sticks-to-biden-story-but-no-one-buying-it\/\">Karine Jean-Pierre sticks to her Biden story, but no one is buying it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3858908\/us-farmers-caught-middle-shutdown-argentina-bailout-white-house-no-fix\/\">US farmers caught in the middle of shutdown and Trump&#8217;s Argentina bailout. White House has no timeline for fix<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Now the real fun begins,&rdquo; Chris LaCivita, Trump&rsquo;s 2024 campaign manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisLaCivita\/status\/1981010636596502824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote in an X post <\/a>sharing the story.<\/p>\n<p>LaCavita subsequently told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that only &ldquo;time will tell&rdquo; if Trump&rsquo;s political operation specifically targets the Indiana Republicans opposed to redistricting, before adding, &ldquo;But I keep lists.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Longtime Trump adviser Jason Miller similarly wrote, &ldquo;Not smart,&rdquo; on a post sharing Bray&rsquo;s position.<\/p>\n<p>Turning Point Action, an influential outside group aligned with the president, had previously vowed to challenge Indiana Republicans resisting the Trump-approved redistricting proposal in next year&rsquo;s primaries.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump allies inside and outside of the White House maintain that Indiana Republicans do have the votes to pass redistricting despite Bray&rsquo;s claims.<\/p>\n<p>One Trump adviser told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the White House believes it would have the votes to approve the measure following extensive conversations the president and Vice President JD Vance have had with Indiana Republicans in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN) also said Wednesday morning that he expected the redistricting measure to pass.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am still having positive conversations with members of the legislature,&rdquo; he wrote in a statement. &ldquo;I am confident the majority of Indiana Statehouse Republicans will support efforts to ensure fair representation in congress for every Hoosier.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s focus on redistricting, which began in Texas earlier this year, expanded after Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) and other Indiana lawmakers said Republicans would lose control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 midterm elections<\/a> unless Indiana adds two Republican seats to its district map. The state currently boasts nine seats in the House of Representatives, seven of which are held by Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Vance traveled to Indianapolis in October to speak directly with lawmakers, his second trip to the Hoosier State this year to push for redistricting.<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself called into an Indiana state Senate GOP caucus meeting last Friday to keep up the pressure after hosting Bray and Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston at the White House in August.<\/p>\n<p>Still, a majority of Indiana voters said in a recent poll published by <em>Politico<\/em> that they <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >opposed redrawing congressional district maps mid-decade<\/a> instead of after the completion of the U.S. Census, as is customary.<\/p>\n<p>That poll showed 53% of voters opposing the Republican redistricting push, with 43% answering they &ldquo;strongly&rdquo; oppose it. Trump won Indiana in 2024 with roughly 58% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>And Hoosier State Democrats have called Trump&rsquo;s push for redistricting unethical, though national Democrats have attempted to counter his efforts in Indiana, and also states like North Carolina, by redrawing maps in blue states.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3860073\/trump-argentina-beef-criticism-ranchers-terrible-without-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP BRISTLES AT ARGENTINA BEEF CRITICISM AND SAYS RANCHERS WOULD BE &lsquo;TERRIBLE&rsquo; WITHOUT TARIFFS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indiana House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta said Wednesday that &ldquo;nobody&rdquo; in the state is actually &ldquo;asking for redistricting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Instead, Hoosiers are asking their elected leaders to fix their high utility bills, property taxes, and absurd healthcare costs,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;House Democrats have received massive amounts of calls against redistricting, and I&rsquo;m sure the Senate Republicans have, too. I&rsquo;ll continue to monitor the possibility of redistricting until we end the 2026 legislative session in March.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump allies warn Indiana GOP over redistricting opposition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4083,"featured_media":2502014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25294784202901-1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65711,5894,16985,7996,3634],"class_list":["post-2502013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-indiana-lawmakers","tag-politics","tag-redistricting","tag-retaliation","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25294784202901-1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4083"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2502013"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2502017,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502013\/revisions\/2502017"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2502014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2502013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2502013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2502013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}