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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

Republican state senator from Indiana says he will oppose redistricting after Trump’s slur against Tim Walz

A Republican state legislator in Indiana said he would oppose President Donald Trump’s overtures to redraw the state’s congressional district lines after the president used a slur often made against people with disabilities.

For the past few months, the president and his allies in Congress have sought to have states with Republican governors and state legislatures redraw their congressional lines in the hope of winning more seats in the 2026 midterm elections.

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