Not every Republican cares about American values. Some are just there for a check.
But now RINO Republicans are sweating bullets after Trump issued a shocking demand.
President Donald Trump turned his fire on Indiana’s Republican state senators Sunday, accusing a handful of holdouts of sabotaging a once-in-a-decade chance to lock in two additional GOP House seats ahead of the 2026 midterms and warning that their “politically correct” timidity could hand Nancy Pelosi the speaker’s gavel again.
In a fiery Truth Social broadside, Trump singled out Senate President Pro Tem Rod Bray and Sen. Greg Goode as the ringleaders of the resistance, labeling them “RINOs” and demanding Gov. Mike Braun twist arms to deliver the votes for aggressive redistricting in the Hoosier State and every other Republican-controlled legislature.
“Very disappointed in Indiana State Senate Republicans, led by RINO Senators Rod Bray and Greg Goode, for not wanting to redistrict their State, allowing the United States Congress to perhaps gain two more Republican seats,” Trump wrote.
“The Democrats have done redistricting for years, often illegally, and all other appropriate Republican States have done it. Because of these two politically correct type ‘gentlemen,’ and a few others, they could be depriving Republicans of a Majority in the House, A VERY BIG DEAL!”
Trump: Democrats play hardball—why can’t we?
The president pointed to California Democrats’ ongoing push to net as many as five extra seats through creative map-drawing, asking why no one on the left complains when their side does it.
“California is trying to pick up five seats, and no one is complaining about that. It’s weak ‘Republicans’ that cause our Country such problems — It’s why we have crazy Policies and Ideas that are so bad for America.”
Trump also put his own 2024-endorsed governor on notice: “Also, a friend of mine, Governor Mike Braun, perhaps, is not working the way he should to get the necessary Votes.” The implied threat was unmistakable—Braun owes his Senate-to-governorship victory to Trump’s backing, and the president expects results.
“Any Republican that votes against this important redistricting, potentially having an impact on America itself, should be PRIMARIED,” Trump declared, promising to release the full list of recalcitrant senators later Sunday afternoon.
“Indiana is a State with strong, smart, and patriotic people. They want us to see our Country WIN, and want to, ‘MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!’ Senators Bray, Goode, and the others… should DO THEIR JOB, AND DO IT NOW! If not, let’s get them out of office, ASAP.”
Part of a broader GOP loyalty push
The Indiana salvo fits a pattern: In recent weeks Trump has already stripped his endorsement from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and threatened Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) with a well-funded primary challenger.
Administration allies say the president is determined to install a Congress that will rubber-stamp his second-term agenda—mass deportations, permanent tax cuts, and the final repeal of Obamacare—without the “squishy” roadblocks that plagued parts of his first term.
Indiana political observers note that the current maps, drawn after the 2020 census, already favor Republicans heavily, but new population data and court rulings have opened a narrow window for further optimization before the 2026 cycle. A source close to the White House told reporters Sunday that Trump views the holdouts as “the exact kind of country-club Republicans who let Democrats walk all over us for decades.”
Gov. Braun’s office issued a terse statement Sunday afternoon saying only that “redistricting discussions are ongoing” and that the governor “looks forward to delivering more wins for Hoosiers and President Trump.” Senate GOP leaders have not yet responded to the president’s ultimatum.
