Louisiana politician Blake Miguez wanted to run for Congress with Donald Trump's backing. Now he's not sure which district to run in, his campaign website is blank, and Trump hasn't said whether he still supports him The Guardian.

Here's how we got here.

Miguez, 44, is a Republican state senator in Louisiana. In early February 2026, he entered the race for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. That's the lower chamber of Congress, where members serve two-year terms and represent specific geographic areas called districts. The very next day, Trump gave him what he called a "Complete and Total Endorsement" The Guardian.

But there was something Trump's team didn't know. In 2007, when Miguez was a law student, a woman told police in his hometown of Erath, Louisiana, that he had raped her. She said she didn't want to press charges because she didn't want to get him into trouble. No criminal charges were ever filed. Miguez says the allegation is not true The Guardian.

News outlets The Guardian and The Atlantic reported on the police report on March 11–12, 2026. According to The Atlantic, Trump's team found out about it only after the endorsement was already public. Miguez had not told them about it The Guardian.

Miguez's campaign responded by sharing a news article in which family members of the accuser questioned her story, pointing to mental health and substance abuse problems The Guardian.

Then another problem hit. The U.S. Supreme Court made a ruling in a case called Callais v. Louisiana that forced the state to redraw its congressional map. Redrawing a map means changing the boundaries of the areas that each member of Congress represents. This can shift which party has an advantage in a given area. In Miguez's case, the district he was running in basically stopped existing The Guardian.

Think of it like a sports league redrawing its divisions. Your team might suddenly be in a different group with different opponents.

Because of the redraw, the primary election (the first round of voting where parties pick their candidate) got moved from May 16 to the November midterms. Miguez is now deciding between two possible districts to run in, and he doesn't currently live in either one The Guardian.

A spokesperson for Miguez said he was honored to have had Trump's endorsement for the old district and hopes to earn it again under the new boundaries The Guardian.

A White House spokesperson said Trump did not officially take back his endorsement, but added that Trump "will look at the candidate field after candidate qualifying if necessary." Candidate qualifying is the period when candidates officially sign up to be on the ballot The Guardian.

Not everyone agrees that the map change is the main reason Trump's endorsement is in doubt. Lionel Rainey, who speaks for a group supporting another Republican candidate, Rick Edmonds, called it "silly" to blame redistricting for the situation The Guardian.

As of July 23, 2026, Miguez's campaign website requires a password to view and has no content on it The Guardian.

The bigger picture here involves three things working at once. The Supreme Court ruling scrambled Louisiana's Republican races. Trump's endorsement still carries a lot of weight in these smaller races. And the process of checking candidates' backgrounds before endorsing them turned out to have gaps. Another Republican candidate in Louisiana, Julia Letlow, is also prominently featuring Trump's endorsement in her campaign The Guardian.

By waiting until candidates officially sign up before making a fresh decision, the White House is buying time. It avoids committing too early while the district lines and the list of candidates are still changing. Meanwhile, other Republicans are trying to take advantage of the opening that the uncertainty creates.