House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said he wants to see Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) redraw the state’s congressional map mid-decade after Virginia voters passed a referendum redrawing theirs on Tuesday.

Johnson said he was not worried that such a push by DeSantis could backfire on Republicans as some have warned.

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