"Are you worried about Trump's grip on power after Indiana? Do you think it shows he's a lame duck? Not at all! Johnson snapped back. No, he is not a lame duck! Johnson continued, He's the most powerful president of this generation and many others. We have a lot more work to do together. The outcome in Indiana is inconsequential to that."
"In a further sign of a pressure campaign, conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation posted to X shortly before the vote, President Trump has made it clear to Indiana leaders: if the Indiana Senate fails to pass the map, all federal funding will be stripped from the state. Roads will not be paved. Guard bases will close. Major projects will stop. These are the stakes and every NO vote will be to blame."
House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the notion that Indiana Republicans' rejection of a Trump-backed redistricting plan signaled a loss of presidential power. Johnson told CNN that Trump is not a lame duck and called him the most powerful president of the generation, saying the Indiana outcome was inconsequential. The report notes that Trump enlisted Johnson and Vice President JD Vance to urge state senators to pass a map that could have added GOP House seats. The Heritage Foundation posted a message threatening to strip federal funding if the map failed. The redistricting push lost by a 31-to-19 vote.
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