Trump offers more criticism of Indiana Republicans after swatting incident

President Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of Indiana Republicans who oppose redistricting last week, despite targeted attacks spawned by his callout.

Last Friday, Indiana Senate Pro Tempore Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) announced there were not enough Republican votes in the Indiana state Senate to move forward with a redistricting special session. Gov. Mike Braun (R) originally called a special session last month, which was later pushed back to December due to lack of support. After the special session was canceled, Trump took to Truth Social to berate the holdouts in the chamber and question Braun’s leadership in the state.

State Sen. Greg Goode (R-Terre Haute) publicly opposed the redistricting effort after holding a listening session with constituents earlier this month. During the event, every participant spoke against the Republican plan. Trump called Goode a RINO in his post on Sunday (meaning “Republican in name only”), and Goode became the victim of a “swatting” incident at his home hours later.

Swatting is a form of harassment that involves calling an emergency service, usually a SWAT team, to someone’s home without their knowledge, usually to scare them. The Vigo County Sheriff’s Office reported an email sent to them falsely claiming that harm had been done to someone inside of Goode’s home.




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