South Carolina state senators voting to reject a Trump-backed redistricting plan in the legislative chamber.
South Carolina state senators voting to reject a Trump-backed redistricting plan in the legislative chamber.
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Senado da Carolina do Sul rejeita plano de redistritamento apoiado por Trump

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Senadores estaduais da Carolina do Sul bloquearam na terça-feira um esforço de redistritamento que o presidente Donald Trump havia incentivado para atingir o único assento democrata do estado no Congresso. A decisão ocorreu após semanas de debate e apesar da pressão da Casa Branca.

O Senado estadual derrotou uma moção processual para avançar com o mapa por 24 votos a 20, com 12 republicanos juntando-se a todos os democratas, ficando abaixo dos 26 votos necessários. A votação antecipada para as primárias de 9 de junho já havia começado, um fator chave citado pelos opositores do processo apressado.

O que as pessoas estão dizendo

As reações no X celebram a rejeição do Senado como um golpe em Trump, com usuários elogiando os senadores republicanos por desafiarem a pressão e pouparem o assento de Clyburn; alguns expressam esperança por maior resistência ou pedem contestações judiciais, enquanto outros observam opiniões divergentes sobre o próprio Clyburn.

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