Republican lawmakers in South Carolina’s state Senate delivered an unexpected setback to President Donald Trump on Tuesday, voting down a proposed congressional redistricting plan that would have targeted Democratic U.S. Representative James Clyburn’s district.
The rejection of the new map represents an uncommon instance of members of Trump’s own party breaking ranks with the president’s agenda. The proposed redistricting effort had been designed to create a more competitive landscape in Clyburn’s congressional seat.
