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oust several GOP state senators in Indiana last month over redistricting clashes. Letlow, a three
Indiana [ousted](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/05/indiana-republicans-donald-trump) five of seven state senators who had last year [defied
Indiana, where he successfully ousted [several state GOP senators](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/05/trump-revenge-indiana-election-results-00907629) over redistricting, and Saturday
Indiana, President Trump is [seeking to oust incumbent Republican](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/nx-s1-5807910/2026-midterm-primary-election-ohio-indiana) state senators whose
ousting state Republican senators who clashed with him over redistricting in Indiana and Sen. Bill
Indiana failed last year, President Trump and his political operation now seek to oust incumbent Republican state senators
Indiana, as he tries to oust eight Republican state legislators who blocked his redistricting effort there. Then it moves on to [Louisiana](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/10/louisiana-senate-letlow-cassidy-fleming-trump-00866362) and [Kentucky](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/28/trump-and-kentucky-republicans-are-uniting-against-massie-he-could-still-win-00894312), where he’s backing challengers
ousted](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/trump-revenge-cassidy-louisiana-senate-00925408) by the president’s favored candidate. Trump vanquished a majority of the Indiana Republicans who bucked him on redistricting. And he [finally backed](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/trump-endorses-ken-paxton-texas-senate-00927811?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&nname=politico-toplines&nrid=ec570b47-7489-4a5a-b7e9-952f5a36ab8a) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Indiana was one of the few Republican-controlled state legislatures to reject the president’s pressure amid a wider [flurry of state redistricting](/news/2026/4/23/democrats-up-in-virginia-but-us-voters-may-pay-price-for-redistricting-war). Five of the state-level candidates Trump targeted subsequently lost their
ousted Republican incumbents at the state and federal level. In recent weeks, Trump-endorsed candidates have triumphed over [Thomas Massie](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/kentucky-republican-primary-trump-massie), a Kentucky congressman; [Bill Cassidy](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/republican-louisiana-senator-bill-cassidy-results-primary-trump), a Louisiana senator; [John
Indiana, Louisiana and Kentucky. Trump ended his vendetta spring Tuesday by dropping a two-stage MAGA bomb, backing Attorney General Ken Paxton for Senate in Texas on the same day he ushered Rep. Thomas Massie
oust an incumbent he saw as insufficiently loyal, AP reported. Trump endorsed Paxton, calling him a “true MAGA warrior”, with Paxton’s victory in the runoff making Cornyn – who was first elected to the Senate
ousted dissenting Republican incumbents – in states like Indiana and Louisiana – by endorsing a more loyal challenger.  Thomas Massie speaks with
Indiana, where the president and his allies successfully ousted five state lawmakers as punishment for refusing to redraw congressional lines in favor of the GOP. After Cassidy’s race, Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie
oust a senator of his own party – the sort of thing that was unheard of in previous administrations, but not under Trump – may have achieved the desired effect. Letlow promptly jumped into the Republican Senate
ousted one of the few conservative lawmakers willing to openly challenge his authority. Congressman [Thomas Massie](/news/2026/5/16/how-thomas-massie-came-to-represent-republican-dissent-in-age-of-trump)‘s defeat, which was predicted by US news networks, including NBC and CNN, about two hours after polls
oust him from the congressional perch he had occupied for more than a decade. "Trump once again proved his power in the Republican party," said Trey Grayson, a two-time Republican secretary of state
Indiana](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/05/trump-revenge-indiana-election-results-00907629) to [Louisiana](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/16/cassidy-loses-louisiana-senate-primary-00925399?utm_medium=email&utm_source=substack), Massie’s race was perhaps his sweetest victory. Massie has long been an irritant to Trump and House GOP leaders. But his votes against Trump
ousting [several Indiana state lawmakers](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/05/trump-revenge-indiana-election-results-00907629) early this month and [Sen. Bill Cassidy](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/trump-revenge-cassidy-louisiana-senate-00925408) just days ago, the White House is well-positioned to remove rebellious Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky
ousting after nearly 14 years was proof that Trump still rules the Republican party like a mob boss who can get a horse’s head placed in any bed. Steven Cheung, the White House communications