President Trump is going all in on the national redistricting war with his call for the Commerce Department to conduct a new census ahead of the next scheduled one in 2030. Trump said in his Truth Social post on Thursday that the census would not count those who are in the country illegally and use the “results and information gained” from the 2024 presidential election. The plan would likely face significant legal hurdles, as the Constitution’s 14th Amendment states that the census should be conducted on the basis of the total number of people in each state.

But it adds a new dimension to the fight in which Republicans are trying to gain the upper hand ahead of next year’s midterm elections. “From a messaging standpoint, it is ingenious to push the envelope on this front,” said Republica

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