'Great cause!' Trump leans on Texas Republicans as Dems end lengthy walkout
President Donald Trump leaned on MAGA allies Monday evening in Texas to pass a new redistricting map a new redistricting map that favors Republicans.
Democratic lawmakers ended their two-week walkout and returned to Austin earlier in the day, restoring the quorum in the Texas House. The move allows the Republican-dominated legislature to move forward with passing a new congressional map that would add five GOP-friendly districts, at Trump's urging. The effort is part a broader national battle over congressional boundaries, with Trump hoping it will bolster the GOP's slim majority in the House heading into the 2026 mid-term elections.
On Monday evening, he urged the state to move forward with the new map.
"Republican State Legislators in the Great State of Texas, which I love, and WON BIG three times, including with 6.4 Million Votes in 2024 (by far the most Votes in History!), just introduced a new Bill for ONE BIG, BEAUTIFUL CONGRESSIONAL MAP! Thank you to Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dustin Burrows, and the Texas Legislature for your GREAT work. It is wonderful to see Republicans everywhere standing up to Save our Country."
Trump called it "one of the most popular initiatives" he has ever supported.
"Republicans love watching us fight for a Great Cause. Please pass this Map, ASAP. THANK YOU TEXAS — MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" he concluded.