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Fox News contributor Ari Fleischer called out the GOP’s effort to implement a new congressional map in Texas for being an unfair power grab.
In a post to X on Tuesday, the former press secretary for President George W. Bush spoke out against the GOP’s mid-decade redistricting plan — which would make five districts favorable to Republicans in areas currently represented by Democrats.
“I want to win 5 more seats in the House,” Fleischer wrote. “But mid-census change in Texas is not the way to do it. Even politics must have rules. Gerrymandering should be done once every ten years – by all states. Otherwise, there are no rules and it’s the equivalent of all-out, political wars all the time – simply to gain power.
“No state should gerrymander until 2032, including Texas. It’s fair to everyone this way. Even politics should be conducted in a fair manner.”
The venue for Fleischer’s comment was particularly notable, given he had not posted to X since July 12. Once omnipresent on
Democratic lawmakers have fled Texas to prevent the state House chamber from having a quorum. Warrants have been issued for their arrest, and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) has asked FBI Director Kash Patel to help track down the lawmakers.