‘Stop Trump takeover’: Thousands rally in US against Trump-backed redricting plans | World News
Thousands gathered across the cities in the United States on Saturday to protest against President Donald Trump’s plan of redricting in order to keep control of the Congress after the 2026 mid term polls, pushing the Republican-controlled states to redraw their congressional maps which favours the Republican Party.
With a message of “Stop the Trump Takeover,” the main rallies have been organised in Texas where a new congressional map, which has the backing of President Trump, could provide five additional seats to the Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections. However, the Democratic lawmakers were able to delay the passage of the bill being absent from the house and not let the quorum have sufficient numbers to vote.
Americans everywhere are standing with Texans in their fight against Trump’s blatant power grab. pic.twitter.com/N5JTzWzKvO
— Democrats (@TheDemocrats) August 16, 2025
The organiser of the event, Texas for All Coalition, said “Trump is terrified of the American people.” The group added “He knows he can’t win on his ideas, so he’s trying to take Congress hook or crook and he’s doing it silencing the voices of communities of color. We’re not going to let that happen,” CNN reported.
The push President Trump for a rare and aggressive partisan redricting, while Texas being its epicenter, has garnered furious response from several Democratic leaders. California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Friday that he was moving ahead with the plan to redraw his state’s lines and let the voters approve it in November.
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Over 200 protest events have been organised across 34 cities, as the official website of the event’s. The website also details that it is receiving support from the Democratic National Committee for organising the events.
“From coast to coast, people will be showing up at their statehouses, city halls, and community spaces to make it clear, we see what Trump is doing, and we won’t stand for it,” the Democratic National Committee said.
