Trump eyes Tennessee map reset following Supreme Court’s voting rights decision

President Donald Trump is pushing Tennessee to redraw its congressional map in the wake of the Supreme Court's weakened voting rights protections, signaling that the ruling will accelerate GOP efforts to cement Republican gains before the 2026 midterms.Trump said Thursday that he had spoken with Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who he said committed to working on a new map. "This should give us one extra seat, and help Save our Country from the Radical Left Democrats," Trump posted on social media.The statement marks Trump's most direct intervention yet in the post-Callais redistricting wave. While Republican lawmakers in Florida, Louisiana and other states moved swiftly to exploit the Supreme Court's decision, Trump's public push in Tennessee signals party-wide appetite to reshape the map before 2028.Tennessee currently sends eight Republicans and one Democrat to Congress—Representative Steve Cohen, who represents Memphis, a majority-Black district. A redrawn map eliminating or substantially weakening that seat would represent a net gain for Republicans heading into the next election cycle."All of the other Political Representatives of Tennessee have promised to do so," Trump wrote, indicating buy-in from the state's broader GOP delegation. "PUSH HARD!" he added....A National PatternThe Tennessee effort reflects a national pattern. Within hours of