MAGA Powerbroker Takes Revenge on Trump for Using Awful Slur
Indiana Republican Mike Bohacek said he would oppose GOP redistricting efforts after Trump called Tim Walz “ret---ed.”
Indiana Republican Senator Mike Bohczek indicated he would vote “no” on the Republican Party’s proposed redistricting, citing President Donald Trump’s use of a derogatory term.
“I have been a tireless advocate for the rights of people with intellectual disabilities since the birth of my second daughter,” Bohczek wrote on Facebook.
Before referencing Trump’s remarks calling Minnesota Governor Tim Walz “a Down syndrome person,” he added, “Those who don’t know me or my family may not know that my daughter has Down syndrome.”
“This is not the first time our president has used such derogatory and offensive language, and his choice of words has serious consequences. I will vote ‘no’ on redistricting,” he stated. “Perhaps he can use the next 10 months to convince voters that his policies and behavior deserve a majority in Congress.”
Trump used this derogatory term when criticizing Walz for encouraging Somali immigration to Minnesota in a lengthy Thanksgiving Day post on the social media platform “Social Truth.”
Indiana is among the states considering redistricting before the 2026 midterm elections to increase the number of Republican seats in the House of Representatives and preserve their slim majority. President Trump has been pushing for redistricting in the Republican-leaning state to ensure Republicans an absolute majority (9-0) and secure more Indiana representatives in Congress.
These efforts have not received unanimous support from the Indiana Republican Party. In November, Roderick Bray, acting president of the Indiana Senate, declared that the redistricting plan lacked “enough votes to move forward” and that the Senate would not reconvene in December to vote on the matter.
Following this announcement, Trump launched a vicious attack on Bray, calling him a “Republican in Name Only” (RINO) and claiming he would be nominated as a primary candidate “for his stupidity,” along with any other Republican opposed to redistricting.
House Speaker Mike Johnson intervened, and two weeks later, the Indiana legislature reversed its decision and agreed to debate the redistricting issue, which will be decided in December. One Indiana Republican told The Atlantic that he opposed the redistricting efforts but did not want to say so publicly for fear of reprisals against his home. Indiana Senator Andy Zaye confirmed he received a bomb threat at his office.
Trump’s redistricting efforts have drawn Democratic backlash, legal challenges, and political repercussions. After Texas added seats to the Democrats through its redistricting, California passed Proposition 50, awarding five seats to the Democrats. A federal judge struck down Texas’s electoral map, and the case went to the Supreme Court.
North Carolina, Missouri, and Ohio added one, one, and two seats to the Democrats, respectively. Utah added one seat to the Democrats.
