Indiana lieutenant governor warns Trump administration won’t see state as ‘good partner’ after redistricting failure

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Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said the Trump administration will likely pull certain federal support from the state in retaliation for GOP lawmakers bucking the White House on a redistricting vote. 

A mid-decade redistricting bill that sought to redraw congressional lines in favor of Republicans failed to pass the Indiana Senate in a 31-21 vote on Thursday, after a group of GOP lawmakers tanked the effort, long pushed by President Donald Trump’s team. 

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