TRUMP’S DESPERATE REDISTRICTING SCHEME PROVES REPUBLICANS KNOW THEY’RE LOSING
After securing Abbott’s voucher scam, Trump is calling to collect
**IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, **the New York Times reports that President Trump’s political team is frantically pushing Texas Republicans to redraw congressional maps mid-decade in a desperate attempt to cling to power. The new scheme reveals a White House in full panic mode over the prospect of losing their razor-thin Congressional majority in 2026. The power grab from the White House comes just months after Trump personally intervened to save Abbott’s $10 billion voucher scam during the 2025 legislative session, calling Texas House Republicans and promising his endorsement if they voted for vouchers. Now Trump wants his payment: an even more gerrymandered congressional map designed to further subvert the will of Texas voters.
"Four years ago, Republicans drew rigged maps in Texas to create a Congressional majority for Donald Trump. For the past four years, federal and state Republicans have made life worse for ordinary Texans: they’ve closed neighborhood schools at the behest of their billionaire donors, have gutted essential services, and have attacked Texas freedoms," said House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Gene Wu. "Trump saved Abbott's voucher scam, and now he's demanding payment through this desperate redistricting scheme to protect him. Texas Republicans should stand by the rule of law and the maps they drew four years ago, or they should finally work with Democrats to draw fair, independent Congressional maps. Anything less is a desperate power grab from a party that knows Texas voters are ready to show them the door."
According to NYT, Trump's team is urging a "ruthless" approach to redistricting, warning Republican lawmakers that the president "would pay close attention to those in his party who help or hurt that effort." Even Texas Republicans are concerned the scheme could backfire, with the article noting that GOP congressional members "professed little interest in redrawing their districts" at an "emergency" meeting Monday night.
The people of Texas deserve representatives who will fight for their interests, not politicians who redraw the maps whenever they fear losing power. House Democrats call on Governor Abbott to reject Trump's desperate redistricting demand and focus instead on solving real problems facing Texas families.