Trump Rails Against ‘Radical Left Judge’ – Who Was Appointed by Republican Governor
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President Donald Trump put a federal judge on blast after she delivered a ruling unfavorable to Republicans.
On Monday, Utah Judge Dianna Gibson ruled that the state must redraw its congressional maps before the 2026 midterms, which could result in more competitive districts in the Republican-dominated state. Gibson said the Utah legislature acted unlawfully when it replaced a 2018 ballot measure that formed an independent redistricting commission.
The state has four seats in Congress, all of which are held by Republicans.
“Plaintiffs have proven, as a matter of law, that the Legislature unconstitutionally repealed Proposition 4, and enacted SB 200, in violation of the people’s fundamental right to reform redistricting in Utah and to prohibit partisan gerrymandering,” Gibson wrote in her decision.
Lawyers for the Utah state legislature said they will appeal the ruling by Gibson, who was appointed to the bench in 2018 by then-Governor Gary Herbert, a Republican.
On Wednesday, Trump took to Truth Social and expressed his displeasure with Gibson, calling her a “Radical Left Judge.”
The president wrote:
Monday’s Court Order in Utah is absolutely Unconstitutional. How did such a wonderful Republican State like Utah, which I won in every Election, end up with so many Radical Left Judges? All Citizens of Utah should be outraged at their activist Judiciary, which wants to take away our Congressional advantage, and will do everything possible to do so. This incredible State sent four great Republicans to Congress, and we want to keep it that way. The Utah GOP has to STAY UNITED, and make sure their four terrific Republican Congressmen stay right where they are!
Trump has set his sights on next year’s midterm elections, particularly in the House, where the GOP holds a narrow majority. This month, Texas Republicans enacted a rare mid-decade redistricting measure that will create five more favorable districts for Republicans. Democratic lawmakers in the state originally fled Texas temporarily to deny Republicans a quorum, but ultimately returned.
