Trump wins big in Indiana primaries as 6 of 8 candidates who oppose congressional redistricting lost

0:00 President Trump testing his influence in the Indiana primary

0:04 and showing he still has a hold on the GOP.

0:07 Six of the eight candidates for Indiana state senate who

0:10 opposed President Donald Trump's desire

0:12 to see Indiana congressional redistricting lost.

0:16 Donald Trump claiming victory posting some of those GOP

0:19 nominees on his true social Tuesday night.

0:22 It was Trump's revenge against the Republican

0:24 le state senate that voted down a new

0:26 congressional map he backed that would have given two new seats to the GOP.

0:31 Over 8 million was spent on advertising by outside groups aligned

0:35 with Trump allies to take down

0:37 incumbent state senators who defied the president.

0:40 The results reveal the influence President Trump has over the Republican party,

0:45 even as he faces a shrinking approval rating

0:48 here in Washington over Americans facing high gas prices,

0:52 as well as the ongoing questions around when the war in Iran may end.