Trump hails Chris Garten as new leader of Indiana Senate

ByRichard Miniter

First Published: August 23, 2026, 6:59 PM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald Trump celebrated the election of Indiana state Sen.Chris Garten to lead the state Senate, casting the vote as a win over lawmakers who resisted his redistricting push.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Trump gets last laugh as Indiana Senate taps Chris Garten to lead chamber: https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/trump-gets-last-laugh-indiana-senate-taps-chris-garten-lead-chamber” on August 23, 2026 at 10:51 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 10th message released today, and the last post was one minute ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 18 of his 581 posts over the last 30 days classified as reposts and external links.

President Donald J. Trump hailed the election of Chris Garten as the new leader of the Indiana Senate at WASHINGTON D.C.

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Trump linked to a report by mentioning the source (see justthenews).Chris Garten, a Republican state senator whom Trump endorsed, won a vote of his colleagues to serve as the next Senate President Pro Tempore, according to justthenews. The vote replaced the previous leader who balked at Trump’s redistricting push, according to justthenews. After Indiana senators voted down a redraw of the congressional maps, Trump endorsed opponents to the state senators who blocked the map and faced reelection in November. Pro-Trump candidates ousted all but one of the dissident lawmakers, according to justthenews. Former Senate President Rodric Bray, who led the opposition to redistricting, later said he would not seek reelection to the chamber leadership, according to justthenews.

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