US EditionTrump Says Tennessee Governor Vows to Redistrict State
Trump said Tennessee Republicans will seek a new map that could give them all 9 House seats after the Supreme Court weakened Voting Rights Act protections.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced Tennessee Governor Bill Lee committed to redrawing the state's congressional districts to eliminate the lone Democrat-held House seat and secure all nine seats for Republicans.
- The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling on April 29 struck down Louisiana's congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, narrowing the 1965 Voting Rights Act and sparking a cross-country GOP redistricting effort.
- Senator Marsha Blackburn urged the Tennessee General Assembly to reconvene for a special session targeting the Ninth District held by Rep. Steve Cohen in Memphis, seeking to dilute Democratic voting power.
- Accusing Republicans of "coming for the power of Black voters in Memphis," Cohen warned the move serves the GOP's slim House majority, though the legislature must first call a special session after adjourning last week.
- Trump framed the push as correcting a "constitutional flaw" to "Save our Country," continuing a broader strategy initiated last year to redraw maps in GOP-led states and maintain a slim House majority before November midterms.
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Trump Says Tennessse Will Redraw District Maps to Boost GOP
President Donald Trump said Tennessee will redraw its House congressional map following a key Supreme Court decision Wednesday, a move expected to bolster Republicans ahead of what are forecast to be tough midterm elections in November.
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Trump says Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will redraw state's congressional map
PresidentTrump on Thursday said that Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) will redraw his state's congressional map to give the GOP another seat in Congress.
Trump supports GOP seat in Memphis after SCOTUS ruling
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- President Donald Trump weighed in Thursday on Truth Social about the possibility of a redistricting that could strengthen Republicans' hold on Tennessee. In his post, Trump said he talked with Gov. Bill Lee about drawing new district boundaries to add one extra Republican seat, which he said would help "Save our Country [...]
Trump Calls Tennessee Governor Directly to Kill the Last Democrat Seat in the State
President Donald Trump called Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday and pressed him to redraw the state’s congressional maps, a move that could eliminate the state’s only Democratic House seat, held by Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis. Trump announced the conversation on Truth Social. “I 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 …
Tennessee GOP Moves to Eliminate Sole Blue District After Court Ruling
Republican leaders in Tennessee are considering redistricting to eliminate their only Democrat-held district. This follows a Supreme Court ruling that supports significant changes in congressional maps previously influenced by racial considerations. The post Tennessee GOP Moves to Eliminate Sole Blue District After Court Ruling appeared first on News Addicts.
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