5 South Carolina Republican lawmakers defy Trump — vote with Dems to tank redistricting

Nypost · May 12, 2026 · 175 words · By Victor Nava

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5 South Carolina Republican lawmakers defy Trump — vote with Dems to tank redistricting A measure to force a vote on redistricting failed the South Carolina state Senate on Tuesday after five Republican lawmakers defied President Trump and voted with…

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“We are the most gerrymandered Republican state in the country already,” South Carolina Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey (R), who voted against redistricting, argued in the state capitol.

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Redistricting supporters sought to redraw longtime Rep.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Senate was two votes short of the two-thirds needed to pursue redistricting”

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Multiple sources confirm the measure failed to reach the required two-thirds majority, specifically noting the impact of the five Republican votes.

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web search NEUTRAL — A resolution that would have extended the state's legislative session, set to end this week, to tackle redistricting fell short of the two-thirds support needed, with five Republicans voting ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/south-carolin…

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web search NEUTRAL — The South Carolina Senate just made it harder for the state to redraw its congressional map, resisting pressure from President Donald Trump. Lawmakers on Tuesday failed to reach the two-thirds ...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/12/south-carolina-redi…

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web search NEUTRAL — The South Carolina Senate voted against extending the legislative session to redraw the state's congressional map. The measure failed to get the required two-thirds support after five Republicans ...
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/politics/2026/05…

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Claim 2: “Redistricting supporters sought to redraw longtime Rep. Jim Clyburn’s (D-SC) district to make it more competitive for Republicans”

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Web results indicate the new map aimed to divide Democratic voters in the Sixth Congressional District (Jim Clyburn's district) to create more Republican-leaning districts.

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web search NEUTRAL — Supporters also direct creative energies into offline contexts, producing items including IS-themed apparel, hand-drawn IS ‘fan’ art, and notes containing messages of support for IS.
https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs5746/files/Cri…

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web search NEUTRAL — ideal types of spectator identity: supporters, followers, fans, and flâneurs. The broad trend in sports identification is away from the supporter model (with its hot, traditional identification...
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Richard-Giulianotti/pub…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mandated supporters practice care. Embed healing gestures into every interaction.
https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/2025…

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Claim 3: “South Carolina Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey (R), who voted against redistricting”

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Independent reports confirm Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey opposed the effort and gave a floor speech against it.

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web search NEUTRAL — South Carolina state Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey opposed an effort to redraw the state's congressional map.Jeffrey Collins / AP file.In an extensive floor speech, Republican Senate Majority Le…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/south-carolin…

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web search NEUTRAL — South Carolina state senators on Tuesday defied pressure from Donald Trump to approve plans to redraw the state’s congressional map. Photograph: Jeffrey Collins/AP.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/12/south-caroli…

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web search NEUTRAL — The South Carolina Senate voted against House amendments to its Sine Die resolution, essentially tabling efforts to extend the legislative session to address redistricting unless lawmakers can reach a…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sc-senate-refuses-extend…

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Claim 4: “five Republican lawmakers defied President Trump and voted with Democrats against the redistricting effort”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that five Republicans voted with Democrats against the redistricting effort/extension.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Republican-led South Carolina state Senate rejected a measure to take up a redraw of the state’s congressional map despite pressure from President Donald Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/south-carolin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Currently, South Carolina has six Republican and one Democratic district. The new map aims to divide Democratic voters in the Sixth Congressional District to create seven Republican-leaning districts.…
https://www.wistv.com/2026/05/08/south-carolina-lawmakers-we…

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Claim 5: ““South Carolina Republicans: BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS, just like the Republicans of the Great State of Tennessee were last week! Move the U.S. House Primaries to August, leave the rest on the same schedule. Everything will be fine. GET IT DONE!” the president demanded.”

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The specific quote demanding Republicans be 'BOLD AND COURAGEOUS' and move primaries to August is documented across multiple news reports and Truth Social archives.

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web search NEUTRAL — “South Carolina Republicans: BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS, just like the Republicans of the Great State of Tennessee were last week! Move the U.S. House Primaries to August, leave the rest on the same sched…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-tells-sc-republica…

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web search NEUTRAL — South Carolina Republicans: BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS, just like the Republicans of the Great State of Tennessee were last week! Move the U.S. House Primaries to August, leave the rest on the same schedu…
https://trumpstruth.org/statuses/38359

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web search NEUTRAL — the official White House Twitter (X) account wrote.
https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1892295984928993698?lang=en

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Claim 6: “A measure to force a vote on redistricting failed the South Carolina state Senate on Tuesday”

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Multiple independent sources confirm that the South Carolina Senate rejected a measure to extend the session for redistricting on a Tuesday.

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web search NEUTRAL — The half-cent sales tax repealed and replaced the quarter-cent sales tax for County homeless services that was set to expire in 2027 (Measure H). Measure A took effect on April 1, 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of MEASURE is an adequate or due portion. How to use measure in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measure

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web search NEUTRAL — MEASURE meaning: 1. to discover the exact size or amount of something: 2. to be a particular size: 3. to judge the…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/measu…

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Claim 7: “President Trump noted on Truth Social that he would be “watching closely.””

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Multiple sources confirm Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he was 'watching closely' regarding the South Carolina Senate vote.

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web search NEUTRAL — In a Truth Social post Monday night, President Trump wrote that he is 'watching closely' as the South Carolina Senate is expected to vote to redraw the state's congressional districts.
https://wlos.com/news/local/president-trump-watching-closely…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump says he's "closely" watching the South Carolina’s Senate vote on Redistricting tomorrow.The final vote is later today, and Trump will be paying attention. Editor's Note: Do you enjoy Townhall's …
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/05/12/we-may-ha…

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