As the 2026 midterms draw closer — midterms that will decide whether President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda surges forward or gets choked off by a razor-thin House margin — a handful of Republican lawmakers in deep-red states are stunningly *refusing* to do the bare minimum to secure more GOP seats. And President Trump is fed up.
Despite Democrats gerrymandering aggressively — sometimes illegally — for decades, and despite blue states like California scrambling right now to squeeze out *five more* Democrat seats, certain Republican state legislators are digging in their heels, hiding behind excuses about “fairness” and “precedent.” Their cowardice could cost the country dozens of seats and even the House majority.
The worst offender? Indiana.
The Hoosier State — as red as they come — has the ability to add two safe Republican seats through redistricting. But instead of strengthening the GOP and helping secure Trump’s agenda, the Indiana State Senate is balking. And the president just unloaded on them.
“Very disappointed in Indiana State Senate Republicans, led by RINO Senators Rod Bray and Greg Goode,” Trump blasted on Truth Social, “for not wanting to redistrict their State, allowing the United States Congress to perhaps gain two more Republican seats.”
Trump pointed out what grassroots conservatives already know: Democrats never hesitate to redraw maps to benefit their side. They don’t apologize for it. They don’t flinch. They certainly don’t sit around worrying that Republicans might feel “uncomfortable.”
Yet some Republicans — in a state Trump won easily — are refusing to fight.
“The Democrats have done redistricting for years, often illegally,” Trump continued. “All other appropriate Republican States have done it.”
Then came the hammer.
“Because of these two politically correct type, ‘gentlemen,’ and a few others, they could be depriving Republicans of a Majority in the House — A VERY BIG DEAL!”
Trump also called out an unexpected name: Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, a man whose political rise Trump helped build.
“A friend of mine, Governor Mike Braun, perhaps, is not working the way he should to get the necessary Votes,” Trump said. “Considering that Mike wouldn’t be Governor without me — Not even close! — is disappointing!”
Trump issued a clear warning to any Republican siding with the obstructionists:
“Any Republican that votes against this important redistricting… should be PRIMARIED.”
In classic Trump fashion, he contrasted Indiana’s courageous citizens with its underperforming political class.
“Indiana is a State with strong, smart, and patriotic people,” he wrote. “They want us to see our Country WIN… Senators Bray, Goode, and the others… should DO THEIR JOB, AND DO IT NOW! If not, let’s get them out of office, ASAP.”
The message from the president could not be clearer:
If Republicans want to win, they need to act like it.
With Democrats manipulating maps coast to coast, the GOP cannot afford states run by Republicans who behave like Democrats. Not when the House majority — and the fate of Trump’s second-term revolution — hangs in the balance.
