Overview
- Indiana Sen. Michael Bohacek said he will vote no on the Trump‑backed plan, citing the president’s use of a slur and noting his daughter has Down syndrome.
- Senate leaders have said they lack the votes; the House takes up a proposal today and the Senate plans a Dec. 8 decision.
- Trump defended the term on Sunday, telling reporters there is “something wrong” with Gov. Tim Walz after using the slur in a Thanksgiving post.
- Trump and allies have pressed Indiana for months to redraw maps and have threatened primary challenges to Republicans who resist; several of the lawmakers he named were later swatted, NBC reported.
- Walz and disability advocates condemned the language as harmful, while MAGA influencers urged a primary against Bohacek and resurfaced his recent DWI conviction.