Trump Pressures Indiana GOP Senators After Redistricting Map Clears House
President Donald J. Trump on Friday praised Indiana House Republicans for advancing a strengthened redistricting plan — and he turned up the pressure on reluctant state senators who could soon deliver two additional GOP seats in the 2026 midterms.
Calling the updated congressional map “much fairer” and “improved,” President Trump congratulated Indiana’s GOP leadership after the House passed the revised plan earlier in the day, The Hill reported.
“It was my Honor to win Indiana six times, including Primaries, in 2016, 2020, and 2024, and this new Map would give the incredible people of Indiana the opportunity to elect TWO additional Republicans in the 2026 Midterm Elections,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
He urged the state Senate to move quickly: “The Indiana Senate must now pass this Map, AS IS, and get it to Governor Mike Braun’s desk, ASAP, to deliver a gigantic Victory for Republicans in the ‘Hoosier State,’ and across the Country.”
Trump didn’t stop there. He publicly named nine Senate Republicans who he said “need encouragement to make the right decision”: Blake Doriot, Brett Clark, Brian Buchanan, Dan Dernulc, Ed Charbonneau, Greg Goode, Jim Buck, Rick Niemeyer, and Ryan Mishler.
“Let your voice be heard loud and clear in support of these Senators doing the right thing,” he wrote.
The House approved the GOP-drawn map 57–41. If enacted, the proposal would solidify Republican strength in all nine of Indiana’s congressional districts — a significant shift benefiting the party’s narrow House majority heading into 2026. The plan would weaken the Democrat-held 1st and 7th Districts, represented by Rep. Frank Mrvan and Rep. André Carson, respectively.
But the measure faces a tough road in the Indiana Senate, which takes it up Monday. Trump and his allies have been urging red-state legislatures to redraw congressional lines ahead of the midterms, especially after several states — including Democrat-controlled ones — moved aggressively to maximize partisan advantage.
Indiana’s push escalated after Senate leaders previously failed to secure enough support to advance redistricting. Some Republicans skeptical of mid-cycle map changes have also faced swatting incidents and bomb threats, adding to the tense political atmosphere.
President Trump renewed his pressure Saturday, questioning why any Republican would oppose the map: “Why would a REAL Republican vote against this when the Dems have been doing it for years???”
“If they stupidly say no, vote them out of Office – They are not worthy – And I will be there to help! Thank you Indiana!” he added.
Gov. Mike Braun has already signaled support after Trump warned he “must produce” results on expanding GOP representation. House Speaker Todd Huston likewise urged passage, noting that Indiana is simply matching the national landscape.
“Nationally, we don’t operate in a vacuum, and states are doing this all across the country – red and blue states – and we felt like it was important for us to be a part of that and make sure we used every tool we could to support a strong Republican majority,” Huston said.
“This is our time to act,” he added.
Indiana’s redistricting showdown comes just one day after the U.S. Supreme Court handed President Trump a major win in Texas, reinstating that state’s Republican-drawn congressional map after a lower court blocked it. With court battles escalating from Texas to the Midwest, the 2026 redistricting wars appear only just beginning.