The Justice Department's challenge to Louisiana's congressional map could reshape the balance of power in Washington, Dick Morris, an adviser to President Donald Trump and political strategist, told Newsmax on Saturday.
"This could totally change Congress," Morris told Newsmax's "The Count." "It could break the Democratic domination of Congress and flip as many as 15 or 20 seats from Democrat to Republican."
At issue is whether Louisiana's creation of a second Black-majority district, drawn under court order, constitutes unconstitutional racial gerrymandering.
Morris said past Supreme Court rulings have been interpreted to require majority-minority districts, leading to 67 Democrat members serving in such seats. But he argued the new case could overturn that precedent.
"What this decision would do is throw that out and say race can't factor into it. It has to be on the merits," Morris said. "A lot of these guys and women who in the past have won easily are going to face real competition in November, and we could flip a lot of those seats."
Turning to foreign policy, Morris praised Trump's approach to the Middle East and efforts to isolate Hamas.
"The key thing was that Trump understood that Hamas can't exist without... Arab countries are funding it," he said. "And he realized that if he can dry up the sources of funding, they're going to wither and die."
Morris said Trump's strategy targeted wealthy Arab states like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, pressing them to cut financial support.
"He's now giving Hamas an opportunity to at least survive personally, but basically telling them they have to close down and relinquish control of Gaza," he added. "He's the first guy who really understood that."
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Sandy Fitzgerald ✉
Sandy Fitzgerald has more than three decades in journalism and serves as a general assignment writer for Newsmax covering news, media, and politics.