Members of the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus said they will fight redistricting efforts to add another Republican seat in Congress.

To shore up seats before the 2026 midterm election, President Donald Trump is calling on Republican states to redraw their districts.

By splitting up Missouri’s 5th Congressional District, which encompasses Kansas City, the state would have seven Republican seats to one Democratic seat.

That effort would push out current U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, who has served 10 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Rep. Michael Johnson, D-Kansas City, who chairs the Black Caucus, calls the effort a “shameful power grab.”

“It represents yet another breakdown of democratic norms and departure from all constitutional principles. This is a power that is corrupt,

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