Moore says "we're not going to sit on our hands" on redistricting

Face The Nation Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says "we're not going to sit on our hands because Donald Trump tells us to" on redistricting .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-face-the-nation.jpg'); } By Caroline Linton Caroline Linton Associate Managing Editor, Politics Caroline Linton is an associate managing editor on the political team for CBSNews.com. She has previously written for The Daily Beast, Newsweek and amNewYork. Read Full Bio Caroline Linton Updated on: November 9, 2025 / 4:04 PM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Sunday defended the creation of a redistricting committee to edge out the single Republican-held seat in his state, saying he's "not sure why we should be playing by a different set of rules than Texas, or than Florida, or than Ohio or all these other places." "I want this bipartisan commission to be able to actually speak with the people and to be able to go through their process and just simply say that if other states are going to go through this process, that we're not just going to sit on our hands because Donald Trump tells us to," Moore said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan. "That's not the way this process is going to work." Last week, Moore announced he had formed a commission to explore mid-decade redistricting in the state, following the lead of President Trump's push to redraw districts in GOP-led states Texas, Missouri and North Carolina to net more seats for Republicans. While Democrats initially decried Mr. Trump's efforts as an attempt to create an unfair advantage for Republicans, California's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed a ballot measure to redraw the state's congressional districts to gain up to five seats for Democrats. The measure, known as Prop 50, passed Tuesday with more than 60% of the vote, and an energized Newsom held a rally in Houston on Saturday, where he said Texas had "woke us up." Eight of Maryland's nine H...