Trump calls for new census

(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump said helium would committee a caller census successful a post connected Truth Social Thursday morning.

I person instructed our Department of Commerce to instantly statesman enactment connected a caller and highly close CENSUS based connected modern time facts and figures and, importantly, utilizing the results and accusation gained from the Presidential Election of 2024. People who are successful our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS. Thank you for your attraction to this matter!

Census colonisation surveys are typically done each 10 years to assistance gully Congressional districts. The astir caller 1 was successful 2020. States adjusted their districts successful clip for the 2022 wide election.

This comes arsenic Texas pushes to redraw its Congressional territory representation this month. It's uncommon for states to redraw their maps aft they've been acceptable pursuing a census.

Texas' effort has kicked disconnected a propulsion successful different states. California and New York person vowed to bash the aforesaid to offset apt Democratic Party losses successful the Lone Star State, portion Vice President JD Vance is visiting Indiana to spot if Gov. Mike Braun would beryllium unfastened to trying to find different Republican spot successful that state.