US Supreme Court limits Voting Rights Act; Trump responds: 'I wanna read it'

In the United States, the voting power of minorities is curtailed by legal constraints imposed by the new ruling.

On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court issued a landmark 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, a ruling that significantly narrows the scope of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). As per court, Louisiana's congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts was an "unconstitutional racial gerrymander."

The ruling not only limited the consideration of race in drawing voting maps but also gave Republicans an upper hand in the House as they could redraw the majority-minority districts, especially in the South.

Here comes the response of President Trump, who during the press conference applauded the decision.

One of the reporters asked, “In light of the Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, do you want Republican states to look at redrawing congressional districts before the midterms?

Trump replied, “When did it come out? I have been with astronauts then with contractors because we are trying to get the ballroom built ahead of schedule. Tell me what happened?”

Then he finally responded after knowing about the ruling, “That’s good and that's the kind of ruling I like. I love it! This is very good… we can end this news conference right now. I wanna read it!”

Trump also went on saying that in the light of ruling the Republican Governors should redraw the map.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark US law that was enacted to prevent racial discrimination in voting.