Trump vows to ‘take out’ Indiana GOP leader over redistricting fight
President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to "take out" the Republican leader of the Indiana Senate after he resisted a new congressional map the president had championed.Trump wrote on Truth...
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President Donald Trump on Saturday vowed to "take out" the Republican leader of the Indiana Senate after he resisted a new congressional map the president had championed. Trump wrote on Truth Social that Indiana Senate Majority Leader Rod Bray had "betrayed" the Republican Party after his chamber voted down a new map last month that would have created two more right-leaning congressional districts in the state. The president said he would partner with David McIntosh, a former Indiana congressman who helped found two political groups, the Federalist Society and the Club for Growth, to target Bray. "I was with David McIntosh of the Club for Growth, and we agreed that we will both work tirelessly together to take out Indiana Senate Majority Leader Rod Bray, a total RINO, who betrayed the Republican Party, the President of the United States, and everyone else who wants to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Trump wrote in the post. TRUMP TURNS UP HEAT ON FELLOW REPUBLICANS IN PUSH TO REDRAW CONGRESSIONAL MAPS AHEAD OF MIDTERMS He added, "We’re after you Bray, like no one has ever come after you before!" McIntosh, a longtime conservative figure, said he was on board with Trump's game plan. "President Trump and I are aligned," he wrote on X. "Rod Bray is going down." Fox News Digital has reached out to Bray's office for comment. VIRGINIA GOP CHAIR STEPS DOWN AFTER CRUSHING 2025 LOSS — VOWS TO RALLY PARTY AGAINST DEMOCRATS’ 'POWER GRAB' Trump has launched redistricting efforts across the country ahead of this year's midterms, and Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio have drawn new maps as part of the president's push. In December, the Indiana Senate voted 31-19 against a new congressional map, with 21 Republicans joining 10 Democrats in voting against the measure. If approved, the districts of two Democratic representatives would have been eliminated. The redistricting bill passed the Indiana House 57-41, with a dozen GOP lawmakers voting against the measure, but Republican l…