Republican Indiana Senate Leader Who Defied Trump On Redistricting Leaving Post

INDIANAPOLIS — The Republican leader of nan Indiana Senate announced Friday that he would springiness up his position aft six GOP incumbents who opposed President Trump connected his legislature redistricting push successful nan authorities mislaid their primaries.

Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray drew nan ire of Trump successful December erstwhile he voted against nan redistricting scheme aft saying for weeks that it didn’t person capable support to pass. The rejection came aft aggravated lobbying from Trump, Vice President JD Vance, nationalist blimpish groups and others.

Bray, who has held his activity position since 2018, said successful a connection Friday that he would not activity reelection to nan station erstwhile Senate Republicans take their leaders successful November. His existent Senate word runs done 2028 and he will stay successful office, albeit not arsenic nan Republican Senate leader.

Trump reacted to nan news successful a societal media station by saying Bray had “foolishly led” nan authorities Senate, noting nan May superior defeats of those who defied him connected nan redistricting plan.

Bray did not mention Trump aliases nan redistricting conflict successful his connection announcing his position to measurement down from nan activity position. Bray said holding nan occupation “has been among nan astir important honors of my life, but it’s clip for nan Senate to take different leader.”