Trump Says Tennessee Governor Vows to Redistrict State
Trump said Tennessee Republicans will seek a new map that could give the GOP all nine House seats after a Supreme Court ruling.
- 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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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee calls special session for redistricting | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Tennessee's General Assembly will reconvene for a special session on Tuesday to redraw U.S. House of Representatives districts after a Wednesday U.S. Supreme Court ruling eliminated limitations on maps that dilute the minority vote.
Tennessee Lookout
Manchester TImesVisual: What a TN U.S. House map would look like without a Memphis Democratic-held seat
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee would need to call a special session to redraw Tennessee's U.S. House map. (Photo: John Partipilo)President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Tennessee’s legislative leaders had agreed to draw new maps that would eliminate the state’s only majority-minority district in Memphis in hopes of handing Republicans a 9-0 advantage in the state’s U.S. House map. But Gov. Bill Lee has not publicly said whether he would call a …
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.
Fox 25 Oklahoma City
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 [...]
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