President Donald Trump on Friday called newly proposed congressional maps in North Carolina "new, fair and improved."

"I encourage all of my Republican friends in the North Carolina Legislature to work as hard as they can to pass this new Map," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

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The Republican-led redistricting plan unveiled Thursday could turn North Carolina's first congressional district, often considered the only competitive one in the state, into one more likely to elect a Republican.

The district, which encompasses the northeast corner of North Carolina, is represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis.

"Families across eastern North Carolina are struggling and feel that Washington, D.C., is broken," Davis told WRAL News. "I understand these concerns

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