Trump Spoke with TN Gov. Lee on Redrawing Maps

President Donald Trump stated on Thursday that he spoke with Tennessee Governor Bill Lee about redrawing the state's congressional district maps, following a Supreme Court ruling that limited protections under the Voting Rights Act. The change could eliminate Tennessee's sole Democratic-held House seat, currently represented by Rep. Steve Cohen in the majority-Black 9th Congressional District centered in Memphis.

Trump announced the conversation in a post on Truth Social, writing that Lee "stated that he would work hard to correct the unconstitutional flaw in the Congressional Maps of the Great State of Tennessee." He added that the state's other political representatives had made similar commitments, predicting the move would secure "one extra seat." Governor Lee has not publicly confirmed the discussion.

The push came one day after the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which invalidated a majority-minority district in Louisiana as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The ruling raised the legal threshold for challenges under Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, requiring plaintiffs to prove intentional racial discrimination rather than just disparate...