A fuming President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening attacked a court ruling in Utah that found the State Legislature's congressional redistricting maps were unconstitutional.
A judge on Monday ordered state lawmakers to redraw new congressional maps that comply with a 2018 voter-approved ballot initiative. The ruling permanently blocked the use of the GOP's 2021 congressional map, which was found to have unlawfully gerrymandered districts to benefit Republicans and overrode an independent redistricting commission.
Lawmakers now have until Sept. 24 to draft new maps that comply with the redistricting standards.
Trump, who has pushed mid-decade redistricting efforts in multiple GOP-led states, most notably Texas, took to his Truth Social platform to blast the ruling.
"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?"
Trump said every citizen of Utah should be "outraged at their activist Judiciary," which he bemoaned, "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!" he concluded.