RNC Chair on Redistricting: Trump ‘Has Made Lots of Inroads to the African-American Community’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT We are ░░░░░░░░ wrestling with how to ░░░░░░░░ there but joining us ░░░░░░░░ RNC chair Joe Gruters ░░░░░░░░ chair and thank you ░░░░░░░░ joining us Many of ░░░░░░░░ thought it was wrong ░░░░░░░░ Virginia to draw map ░░░░░░░░ 10 out of 11 ░░░░░░░░ that would be Democrat ░░░░░░░░ it be wrong for ░░░░░░░░ or Tennessee to draw ░░░░░░░░ Republican districts Democrats have ░░░░░░░░ using this tactic for ░░░░░░░░ years That s why ░░░░░░░░ do we don t ░░░░░░░░ a single Republican and ░░░░░░░░ Virginia listen what they ░░░░░░░░ was wrong It was ░░░░░░░░ and what s going ░░░░░░░░ happen is we had ░░░░░░░░ great ruling last week ░░░░░░░░ the Virginia Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ stayed a low work ░░░░░░░░ real lower court ruling ░░░░░░░░ don t think the ░░░░░░░░ will change it all ░░░░░░░░ I m a state ░░░░░░░░ in Florida and I ░░░░░░░░ glad they changed the ░░░░░░░░ I think what s ░░░░░░░░ is what the vice ░░░░░░░░ said a couple of ░░░░░░░░ ago What s happening ░░░░░░░░ is the scales are ░░░░░░░░ evened up and it ░░░░░░░░ not going to stop ░░░░░░░░ Louisiana with his court ░░░░░░░░ You are likely to ░░░░░░░░ Mississippi the governor of ░░░░░░░░ just came out and ░░░░░░░░ states as well Florida ░░░░░░░░ Alabama Louisiana will benefit ░░░░░░░░ a result of the ░░░░░░░░ and expect a lot ░░░░░░░░ new seats down south ░░░░░░░░ s a Democrat from ░░░░░░░░ and I will ask ░░░░░░░░ a question on the ░░░░░░░░ side It is clear ░░░░░░░░ those of us who ░░░░░░░░ this every day that ░░░░░░░░ the Republicans in the ░░░░░░░░ have been waiting for ░░░░░░░░ decision Everything was set ░░░░░░░░ but we have now ░░░░░░░░ is an execution of ░░░░░░░░ they wanted to do ░░░░░░░░ along This is just ░░░░░░░░ Crow 2 0 from ░░░░░░░░ standpoint of redistricting Black ░░░░░░░░ used a vote Republican ░░░░░░░░ when and why did ░░░░░░░░ change in people talk ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris getting the ░░░░░░░░ female vote Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ a higher percentage of ░░░░░░░░ female votes than Kamala ░░░░░░░░ How does the Republican ░░░░░░░░ continue to make and ░░░░░░░░ so we can put ░░░░░░░░ issue of race in ░░░░░░░░ rearview mirror Listen case ░░░░░░░░ about allowing Democrats to ░░░░░░░░ based on race but ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t be allowed ░░░░░░░░ what our president has ░░░░░░░░ President Trump he s ░░░░░░░░ lots of inroads for ░░░░░░░░ African American community and ░░░░░░░░ are seeing are voting ░░░░░░░░ every single cycle increase ░░░░░░░░ a result of the ░░░░░░░░ leadership By presenting them ░░░░░░░░ a chance and opportunity ░░░░░░░░ achieve the American German ░░░░░░░░ pathways I look in ░░░░░░░░ of the states that ░░░░░░░░ school choice and empower ░░░░░░░░ to choose the best ░░░░░░░░ opportunity for their children ░░░░░░░░ s opened up the ░░░░░░░░ of a lot of ░░░░░░░░ down south regardless of ░░░░░░░░ in regardless of income ░░░░░░░░ it s making a ░░░░░░░░ difference This president is ░░░░░░░░ to making sure every ░░░░░░░░ American is protected in ░░░░░░░░ has the chance to ░░░░░░░░ the American dream Joe ░░░░░░░░ have seen California and ░░░░░░░░ have seen New York ░░░░░░░░ we see New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ now we have seen ░░░░░░░░ and no doubt red ░░░░░░░░ will reciprocate Let s ░░░░░░░░ J D Vance is ░░░░░░░░ in the scales are ░░░░░░░░ being balance now Are ░░░░░░░░ redistricting wars good for ░░░░░░░░ and not for the ░░░░░░░░ because neither party is ░░░░░░░░ in the Constitution but ░░░░░░░░ the republic as a ░░░░░░░░ is a good for ░░░░░░░░ state like Virginia to ░░░░░░░░ do away with the ░░░░░░░░ voices 10 out of ░░░░░░░░ and a 50 50 ░░░░░░░░ The Democrats have been ░░░░░░░░ to for over 30 ░░░░░░░░ and they used not ░░░░░░░░ gerrymandering is a tactic ░░░░░░░░ use all these different ░░░░░░░░ across the board and ░░░░░░░░ s what we are ░░░░░░░░ against At the end ░░░░░░░░ the day these states ░░░░░░░░ going to do what ░░░░░░░░ in the best interest ░░░░░░░░ their states in every ░░░░░░░░ has different voting rules ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ what will end up ░░░░░░░░ listen Republicans control a ░░░░░░░░ more states Just two ░░░░░░░░ ago New York was ░░░░░░░░ to gerrymander to get ░░░░░░░░ or two states and ░░░░░░░░ was her ticket and ░░░░░░░░ s when Republicans responded ░░░░░░░░ gerrymandering has been used ░░░░░░░░ the left to and ░░░░░░░░ Democrats will do whatever ░░░░░░░░ takes to hold onto ░░░░░░░░ That s what we ░░░░░░░░ trying to stop now ░░░░░░░░ listen when you think ░░░░░░░░ Congress think about 10 ░░░░░░░░ ago when he you ░░░░░░░░ these red waves and ░░░░░░░░ waves and you saw ░░░░░░░░ 40 50 states Those ░░░░░░░░ are long gone With ░░░░░░░░ gerrymandering we have 200 ░░░░░░░░ seats in 200 Democrat ░░░░░░░░ but 35 seats that ░░░░░░░░ in play Even a ░░░░░░░░ shift like what you ░░░░░░░░ in Virginia and Florida ░░░░░░░░ makes a big difference ░░░░░░░░ one of the seats ░░░░░░░░ and my guess is ░░░░░░░░ redistricting fight is not ░░░░░░░░ Even a state stop ░░░░░░░░ it for the 2026 ░░░░░░░░ in 2028 my guess ░░░░░░░░ more states will follow ░░░░░░░░ They are allowed to ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have been doing ░░░░░░░░ It s long past ░░░░░░░░ for Republicans to follow ░░░░░░░░ and do the same ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have been using ░░░░░░░░ as a tactic and ░░░░░░░░ way to the Republican ░░░░░░░░ across this country Joe ░░░░░░░░ 2010 I think I ░░░░░░░░ 80 something Republican freshmen ░░░░░░░░ in to Congress and ░░░░░░░░ think those days are ░░░░░░░░ As you said there ░░░░░░░░ few swing districts left ░░░░░░░░ There are red and ░░░░░░░░ districts and very few ░░░░░░░░ will continue to watch ░░░░░░░░ especially in light of ░░░░░░░░ decision and we are ░░░░░░░░ you came on to ░░░░░░░░ us tonight Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ me on