South Carolina Republicans are defying President Donald Trump as the state considers redistricting. Multiple outlets report that Trump has been monitoring the effort and warning that he was watching closely as GOP lawmakers attempted to redraw district maps. On Tuesday, a state Senate measure that would force a vote on the redistricting effort failed. The vote comes after five Republican state senators broke ranks and sided with Democrats to oppose the redistricting procedure, preventing it from advancing at that time. Fox News and the New York Post both describe the same core outcome: the measure does not move forward for now because the Republican lawmakers who joined Democrats blocked the vote. The reports characterize the defiance as occurring despite Trump’s involvement and public attention to the issue. Both accounts agree that the immediate result is that redistricting is stalled in the South Carolina state Senate, at least until lawmakers take further action.
Five South Carolina Republicans block redistricting vote despite Trump pressure
South Carolina Republicans are defying President Donald Trump as the state considers redistricting. Multiple outlets report that Trump has been monitoring the effort and warning that he was watching c...
- A South Carolina Senate measure to move redistricting forward fails to pass.
- Five Republican state senators vote with Democrats to block the effort.
- The action occurs despite reported pressure and monitoring by President Donald Trump.
- Redistricting is delayed or stalled in the state Senate for now.
Trump warned he was watching closely as South Carolina Republicans tried to redraw maps, but five GOP senators broke ranks to block the redistricting.
3 months agoA measure to force a vote on redistricting failed the South Carolina state Senate on Tuesday after five Republican lawmakers defied President Trump and voted with Democrats against the redistricting effort.
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