Donald Trump criticized 21 Republican Indiana senators after they rejected a redistricting plan passed by the state House that Trump supported, vowing to help primary those who opposed it and calling the vote a betrayal. The senators, led by
Rodric Bray, said they lacked sufficient support for a mid-decade map that would have split Indianapolis into four districts to dilute Democratic voters, and their defiance followed weeks of
White House lobbying that included Vice President
JD Vance,
Mike Pence and other aides. The episode exposed deep intra-party rifts in Indiana and drew threats of primary challenges and accusations — including disputed claims that Trump threatened to cut federal funding — while state Republicans debated political fallout and residents from smaller towns worried about losing influence to Indianapolis.