{"id":2599208,"date":"2026-05-05T20:53:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taunts-long-seated-rinos-in-indiana-senate-primary\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T20:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:55:21","slug":"trump-taunts-long-seated-rinos-in-indiana-senate-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taunts-long-seated-rinos-in-indiana-senate-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump taunts &#8216;long seated RINOs&#8217; in Indiana Senate primary"},"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\">18<\/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-taunts-long-seated-rinos-in-indiana-senate-primary%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=2599208&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>Donald Trump is intensifying pressure on Indiana Senate Republicans who opposed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-targets-indiana-foes-amid-affordability-and-deportation-headache\/\" title=\"Trump targets Indiana foes amid affordability and deportation headache\">preferred congressional redistricting plan<\/a>, calling them \u201cRINOs\u201d and encouraging primary challenges. He publicly warned that Republicans voting against \u201cRedistricting\u201d could face \u201ca MAGA Primary,\u201d and ahead of Tuesday\u2019s elections, he is backing challengers in seven of eight Indiana state Senate races involving GOP incumbents who broke with him-leaving Sen. Rick Niemeyer as the only one not facing a Trump-backed opponent.<\/p>\n<p>The effort follows Indiana\u2019s December vote to eliminate the redistricting bill, when 21 Senate Republicans joined Democrats to strike it down. The proposed plan would have likely added two Republican U.S. House seats.trump\u2019s campaign reflects a wider national fight over redistricting ahead of November, including recent map changes in states like Texas and actions underway in places such as California, Virginia, and Florida. Separately, the Supreme Court\u2019s decision in *Louisiana v. Callais*, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-kemp-rules-out-georgia-redistricting-before-midterm-elections\/\" title=\"Brian Kemp rules out Georgia redistricting before midterm ...\">invalidated race-based redistricting<\/a>, is expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >spur additional map revisions<\/a> in Southern states including Tennessee and Alabama.  <\/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> is escalating his pressure campaign against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indiana\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1228\">Indiana<\/a> Senate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"926\">Republicans<\/a> who broke with him on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"241\">redistricting<\/a>, taunting \u201clong seated RINOs\u201d and backing primary challengers ahead of Tuesday evening\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"452\">elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood luck to those Great Indiana Senate Candidates who are running against people who couldn\u2019t care less about our Country, or about keeping the Majority in Congress,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116523502202612088\">wrote<\/a> on Truth Social. \u201cThere are eight Great Patriots running against long seated RINOS \u2014 Let\u2019s see how those RINOS do tonight,\u201d he added, referencing \u201cRepublicans in name only.\u201d <\/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\/state\/4554862\/michigan-state-senate-race-decide-chamber-control-whitmer-final-year\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Under-the-radar race will decide Michigan Senate control in Whitmer\u2019s final year<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4544246\/what-to-know-indiana-2026-primary-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>What to know about Indiana\u2019s 2026 primary elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4554414\/becerra-hilton-tied-california-gubernatorial-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Becerra and Hilton tied as California governor race tightens: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Ten state Senate seats are on the ballot, including eight held by Republicans who voted against a Trump-backed effort to redraw the state\u2019s congressional map. Trump has endorsed challengers in seven of those races. Only state Sen. Rick Niemeyer avoided drawing an opponent with Trump\u2019s backing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The push follows weeks of warnings from Trump, who signaled political consequences for Republicans opposing the redistricting plan. \u201cAnybody that votes against Redistricting, and the SUCCESS of the Republican Party in D.C., will be, I am sure, met with a MAGA Primary in the Spring,\u201d he wrote in an earlier post.<\/p>\n<p>In December, the Indiana legislature voted 31-19 to strike down the proposed redistricting bill, with 21 Senate Republicans joining Democrats. The bill would likely have added two Republican U.S. House seats. Indiana currently has nine congressional districts, seven of which are represented by Republicans.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4552292\/trump-clears-field-andy-barr-kentucky-senate-race\/\"><strong>TRUMP CLEARS THE FIELD FOR ANDY BARR IN KENTUCKY SENATE RACE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The fight in Indiana comes amid a broader national push by both parties to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-virginia-dems-gerrymandering-ploy-is-illegal-and-voided-21\/\" title=\"Judge: Virginia Dems&#039; Gerrymandering Ploy Is Illegal And Voided\">redraw congressional maps ahead<\/a> of November. Trump successfully pressured Texas lawmakers to redraw their map, while states including California, Virginia, and Florida have also moved forward with new district lines, each favoring the ruling party of the state. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Supreme Court\u2019s recent decision in <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\/\"><em>Louisiana v. Callais<\/em><\/a>, which struck down race-based redistricting in that state, is expected to trigger further map changes across the South, including Tennessee and Alabama. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump targets Indiana GOP senators over redistricting, backing challengers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2599209,"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\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-7.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32319,7006,32085,52777,32075],"class_list":["post-2599208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-donald-trump","tag-indiana","tag-republican-party","tag-rinos-2","tag-senate-primary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Untitled-design-7.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599208","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2599208"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2599212,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2599208\/revisions\/2599212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2599209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2599208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2599208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2599208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}