Trump Targets Missouri Districts - Stand Against Mid-Decade Gerrymandering Now

I am writing to demand you immediately and publicly oppose President Trump’s orchestrated assault on our democratic electoral process through unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. Trump has pressured Texas to pass new maps giving Republicans 5 additional House seats, and now Missouri has called a special session to target Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s district. This is not governance - this is authoritarianism. Mid-decade redistricting breaks from standard practice that occurs only after the national census every ten years. Trump and his allies are targeting Democratic seats in multiple states including Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, and South Carolina to preserve their narrow 219-212 House majority. Texas Republicans openly admit their goal is partisan gerrymandering, with one state senator saying the second goal was ensuring maps “perform better for Republican congressional candidates”. This represents “a systematic assault on democracy” that threatens the fundamental principle of fair representation. Missouri Republicans who previously opposed splitting Kansas City are now reversing course simply because “Trump told them to”. The National Democratic Redistricting Committee calls this “a pretty clear indication of how concerned and afraid Trump and Republicans are about actually letting voters decide”. Our democracy cannot survive when presidents weaponize electoral maps to entrench power. I demand you publicly condemn this coordinated manipulation, refuse any federal pressure to support such efforts, and introduce legislation requiring congressional approval for any mid-decade redistricting. Stand for the Constitution and fair elections - not for a man who pardoned January 6th rioters and now seeks to rig the system. Your silence enables authoritarianism. Stand with Americans and democracy.