President Donald Trump on Tuesday celebrated the election of state Sen. Chris Garten, R, to lead the Indiana Senate and replace the previous leader who balked at Trump's push for redistricting.

After Indiana senators voted down a redraw of the congressional maps, Trump endorsed opponents to all of the state senators who opposed the map and faced reelection in November. The pro-Trump candidates successfully ousted all but one of the dissident lawmakers. Former Senate President Rodric Bray, who led the opposition to redistricting, later announced he would not seek reelection to the chamber leadership.

"Congratulations to Indiana State Senator Chris Garten, who I was proud to ENDORSE, on being unanimously voted by his colleagues to be the next Senate President Pro Tempore for the State Senate of Indiana!" he posted on Truth Social. "This finishes off my working against Political Leaders in the State Senate who let our Country down. If they did what they should have done, and what every other State did, as requested, we would have had two more seats in the House of Representatives!"

"Chris led this effort for me, along with Trevor De Vries, Brian Schmutzler, Blake Fiechter, Tracey Powell, Paula Copenhaver, and Michelle Davis, who all beat their Opponents. Thank you also to Brenda Wilson. She’ll be back next time where there won’t be two Candidates running with the exact same name, a dirty trick!" he added. "Rod Bray should resign from Office because he has no chance of winning. Indiana was the only State this happened with, and I won it six times, in LANDSLIDES, including with the Highest Vote in the History of the State. Remember, Bray was responsible for us not having TWO additional Seats, for the Republican Party, in the House of Representatives."

The original redistricting proposal would have seen the elimination of two Democratic-leaning districts in the Hoosier state and could have proven decisive in the battle for the upper chamber.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.