‘I will be there to help!’ Trump calls for Indiana GOP senators to be ‘primaried’

President Donald Trump is going after the Indiana Republicans who rejected a redistricting plan he supported.

The plan would have given the GOP two additional congressional seats, further solidifying the party’s majority. However, the plan was shot down by a 31-19 vote which included a large number of state Republicans. Trump did not take kindly to this, and called for them to be “primaried” in a Truth Social post on Friday night.

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Donald J. Trump Truth Social Post 12:52 AM EST 12/13/25 pic.twitter.com/Bs5XKeDsvh

— Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) December 13, 2025

“Republicans in the Indiana State Senate, who voted against a Majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, should be ashamed of themselves. Headed by a total loser named Rod Bray, every one of these people should be “primaries,” and I will be there to help! Indiana, which I won big, is the only state in the Union to do this!” Trump wrote.

When asked about the vote shortly after it took place, the president had a much more tempered reaction but still called for Bray to face a primary challenge.

“I wasn’t working on it very hard. Would have been nice, I think we would have picked up two seats, if we did that. You had one gentleman, the head of the Senate, I guess, Bray, whatever his name is, I heard he was against it. He’ll probably lose his next primary, whenever that is. I hope he does, because he’s done a tremendous disservice,” Trump said.

CNN’s Manu Raju immediately jumped on the result to ask House Speaker Mike Johnson if it means that Trump is losing his power over the Republican Party.

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Asked Speaker Johnson if Indiana GOP’s rejection of Trump’s gerrymander shows POTUS grip is weakening.

“He is not a lame-duck. He’s the most powerful person of this generation,” he told me.

“He did not put a major pressure campaign,” despite all of Trump’s threats of primaries pic.twitter.com/PbQqOwIL4V

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 11, 2025

Are you worried about Trump’s grip on power after Indiana? Do you think it shows he’s a lame duck?” Raju pressed.

“Not at all! No, he is not a lame duck! He’s the most powerful president of this generation and many others. We have a lot more work to do together. The outcome in Indiana is inconsequential to that,” Johnson responded.

X users weighed in:

Indiana needs more MAGA Republicans!

— David Corfman (@AlohaShirtDave) December 13, 2025

Their votes were bought and paid for.

— Sue Dickerson#MAGA (@suzyd68) December 13, 2025

RINOs, that the GOP has ignored 100% for decades.

— Nopetynope (@Nopetynope49294) December 13, 2025

MAGA in Indiana should be ashamed of themselves. Sitting on the sidelines hoping RINOs will do the right thing. Get off the sidelines. Make noise in person

— HereToday 2.0 (@ChrisMeier35141) December 13, 2025

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