Trump’s Push for Electoral Retribution Heads to the Ballot Box
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- President Trump is actively targeting Republican incumbents in upcoming primaries in Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky, and Georgia who have opposed or crossed him politically.
- Trump-backed challengers aim to unseat Republicans who defied him on key issues such as redistricting, impeachment votes, and election-related disputes.
- These intra-party battles are diverting resources and attention from the broader contest between Republicans and Democrats for control of Congress in the fall.
- In Indiana, Trump targets state senators who blocked a redistricting plan designed to weaken Democratic House members, while in Louisiana, he opposes Senator Bill Cassidy for voting to convict him in the second impeachment trial.
- In Georgia, Trump supports a gubernatorial candidate against Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, and in Kentucky, he seeks to remove a congressman who has resisted his full agenda.
