Trump, US House speaker prod GOP states to gerrymander after voting rights ruling

By: Jonathan Shorman

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 591

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to capitalize on a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakening the federal Voting Rights Act as he urged one governor to gerrymander his state and praised another for suspending an approaching primary.

The court’s decision on Wednesday struck down Louisiana’s congressional map as unconstitutional and empowered other Republican states to break apart districts where most residents are Black for a partisan advantage.

The opinion could reinvigorate Trump’s push for states …

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