{"id":2597211,"date":"2026-04-30T14:56:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T18:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-tennessee-next-to-redistrict-after-supreme-court-ruling\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:57:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T18:57:31","slug":"trump-says-tennessee-next-to-redistrict-after-supreme-court-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-tennessee-next-to-redistrict-after-supreme-court-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Tennessee next to redistrict after Supreme Court ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Ftrump-says-tennessee-next-to-redistrict-after-supreme-court-ruling%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=2597211&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>President Donald Trump said he spoke with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee about redrawing the state\u2019s congressional map to help Republicans gain \u201cone extra seat.\u201d The push comes after a U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing states more flexibility in redistricting under the Voting Rights Act, raising the standard for what counts as racial gerrymandering.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee\u2019s current House map is 8-1 in favor of Republicans, with the lone Democratic district based on a majority-black interpretation. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), running to succeed Lee, has called for removing that only Democratic district. The article notes that Tennessee Republicans redrew the map in 2022, splitting nashville into more GOP-leaning districts.<\/p>\n<p>It also says Republicans may face major hurdles to complete new redistricting before the midterms: the deadline to qualify for the August primary has passed, and any effort to change districts ahead of November would likely trigger opposition and legal challenges.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Thursday said he had a \u201cvery good\u201d conversation with Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) about redrawing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tennessee\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"600\">Tennessee\u2019s<\/a> congressional map to give the GOP \u201cone extra seat.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s plan to push <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"241\">redistricting<\/a> in the Volunteer State comes after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"203\">Supreme Court<\/a> on Wednesday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4410470\/supreme-court-strikes-down-race-based-redistricting-map-in-louisiana\/\">handed down a ruling<\/a> on the Voting Rights Act that gives states more freedom to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-seek-redistricting-changes-in-key-states-to-regain-house-majority\/\" title=\"Democrats aim to alter redistricting in crucial ... for House majority recovery.\">redraw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-who-claims-to-oppose-gerrymandering-funnels-300000-to-democratic-gerrymandering-group\/\" title=\"Pelosi, Who Claims to Oppose Gerrymandering, Funnels 0,000 to Democratic Gerrymandering Group\">congressional maps<\/a><\/a> without <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prioritizing racial outcomes<\/a> by raising the bar for what qualifies as racial gerrymandering. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4549637\/mark-sanford-suspends-campaign-after-30-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mark Sanford suspends congressional campaign after 30 days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4549217\/janet-mills-drops-out-maine-senate-race-clearing-way-platner\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Janet Mills drops out of Maine Senate race, clearing way for Platner<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4545934\/desantis-deja-vu-florida-governor-script-failed-2024-campaign\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DeSantis deja vu: Florida governor follows familiar script from failed 2024 campaign<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cI had a very good conversation with Governor Bill Lee, of Tennessee, this morning, wherein he stated that he would work hard to correct the unconstitutional flaw in the Congressional Maps of the Great State of Tennessee,\u201d Trump said in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116494706928688681\">a Truth Social post<\/a>. \u201cThis should give us one extra seat, and help Save our Country from the Radical Left Democrats, and their Country destroying Policies of High Tax, Open Borders, Transgender Mutilization, Defunding the Police, ICE, and Border Patrol, No Voter ID, Soft on Crime, and so much more.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Tennessee\u2019s congressional map is currently split 8-1 in favor of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"240\">Republicans<\/a>. The one Democratic voting district has historically been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-republican-julia-letlow-is-sworn-in-the-democrats-margin-in-the-house-shrinks-to-just-2-votes\/\" title=\"As Republican Julia Letlow Is Sworn In, The Democrats\u2019 Margin In The House Shrinks To Just 2 Votes\">majority-black district<\/a> that includes <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/memphis\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2195\">Memphis<\/a>, based on the previous interpretation of the Voting Rights Act.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marsha-blackburn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2094\">Marsha Blackburn<\/a> (R-TN), who is running to succeed Lee, said Wednesday following the Supreme Court\u2019s decision that she wants to redistrict the state to eliminate the state\u2019s only Democratic district. <\/p>\n<p>Blackburn pitched the idea as solidifying Trump\u2019s agenda and \u201cthe Golden Age of America.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Tennessee\u2019s Republican-controlled legislature redrew its map in 2022, which splits Nashville, a Democratic stronghold, into three GOP-leaning districts. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4549082\/louisiana-governor-suspend-primary-election\/\"><strong>LOUISIANA SUSPENDS PRIMARY ELECTIONS AFTER SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN CONGRESSIONAL MAP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite the Supreme Court ruling, Tennessee Republicans face an uphill battle to redraw the state\u2019s districts before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">midterm elections<\/a> and secure an additional GOP seat in the House. <\/p>\n<p>The deadline to qualify for the August primary has already passed, and any push to redistrict in time for November would draw Democratic opposition and legal challenges. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump said he had a \u201cvery good\u201d talk with Gov. 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