Trump 'worried a new person has no chance of winning' current GOP rep’s seat: report

President Donald Trump is worried that Republicans will lose a seat in Congress if Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) moves to Texas to run for a redistricted seat there, according to Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX).

Journalist Mark Davis posted on X, "Per Rep @LanceGooden: Rep Ronny Jackson informs the TX delegation that Pres Trump has asked Issa to run in his current seat “because they are worried a new person has no chance of winning it and the President thinks Darrell can.”

According to a report by Punchbowl News, Issa is considering a run for a House seat in Texas if the Supreme Court upholds California's redrawn congressional district map.

California's congressional district maps were recently redrawn after voters approved Proposition 50 in a special election in November.

The new maps, which are considered a partisan response to Republican-led redistricting efforts in other states like Texas, are designed to favor Democrats and will be in effect for the 2026, 2028, and 2030 elections.

Reps. Issa and Jackson previously filed a lawsuit challenging California's redistricting effort, claiming it was an assault on representative democracy. But a Texas federal judge dismissed the case before the special election.

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokesperson Anna Elsasser told ABC's San Diego affiliate, “Darrell Issa knows his record of self-dealing, raising costs, and gutting health care is going to cost him his seat, so he’s ready to move over 600 miles to keep doing Mike Johnson and Donald Trump’s bidding, before facing the Californians he’s failed. It’s cowardice at its finest. The mere fact that he’s considering this proves Darrell Issa doesn’t care about - or work - for the people, he only wants to stay in power to enrich himself.”