Trump Urges States to Redraw Maps After Supreme Court Weakens Voting Rights Act

Following a Supreme Court decision that civil rights groups condemned as gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, President Trump explicitly encouraged Republican-led states to redraw congressional maps to gain partisan advantage. When asked by reporters whether states should redraw their maps in response to the ruling, Trump said "I would." He later stated "I love it...Some states don't need to redraw. Some do," calling it "the kind of ruling I like." The White House celebrated the decision as "a complete and total victory." The ruling struck down Louisiana's congressional map and empowered Republican states to break apart districts where most residents are Black for partisan advantage. Trump specifically thanked Louisiana Governor Landry for moving quickly to redraw lines, and national Republicans began pushing for fresh map-drawing in multiple states ahead of the 2026 midterms. Civil rights organizations including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund condemned Trump's statements as "a...

"I would...I love it...Some states don't need to redraw. Some do. [It's] the kind of ruling I like." — Response to reporter question about whether states should redraw congressional maps following Supreme Court ruling weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act