President Donald Trump moved Thursday to press Republican governors to redraw congressional district maps after a U.S. Supreme Court decision struck down Louisiana's congressional map as unconstitutional and, in doing so, weakened federal Voting Rights Act protections that had required states to preserve majority-Black districts.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and state Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Thursday that the state's congressional primary, scheduled for mid-May, would be suspended to allow lawmakers time to draw a new map. The new map is expected to eliminate at least one, and possibly two, seats currently held by Black Democrats. Trump praised Landry on his Truth Social platform, writing that he thanked the governor for "moving so quickly to fix the Unconstitutionality" of the existing map.

Trump also said Thursday that he had spoken with Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee, who is facing calls to immediately gerrymander that state's congressional map. The president's outreach to multiple governors signals a coordinated effort to redraw maps ahead of the November midterm elections. Trump's party historically performs poorly in midterm elections, and recent polling has shown his approval rating declining.

The ruling and the redistricting push have direct implications for Montana, though the state's two congressional districts — each represented by a Republican — are not immediately subject to federal minority-district requirements given the state's demographics. Montana voters will head to primary polls June 2, with general election races for both U.S. House seats on the November ballot.