Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe considers special session to redraw congressional districts after Trump call

On Friday, Kehoe told reporters he wasn't ready to make a formal announcement.

"There are a lot of moving puzzle pieces. We're still making sure what's going to work is going to work."

Missouri has eight House seats, two of which are held by Democrats. Republicans want to change the partisan makeup of the Kansas City-focused 5th District, potentially giving the GOP one additional seat in the House to support Trump's policies, the website reported.

Similar efforts are underway in Texas and California.

Last week, Trump alluded to the redrawing of Missouri's congressional maps.

Democrats have been issuing fundraising alerts connected to the redistricting battle, the website said.

"This isn't just about one district. It's about whether Missouri voters get to choose their representatives or whether politicians get to rig the rules to choose their voters. And with Trump's political machine and a Republican supermajority pushing hard, the danger couldn't be greater," said Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Russ Carnahan, a former congressman.

"The governor's complete capitulation to the president's will proves that Donald Trump - not Mike Kehoe - calls the shots in Missouri, while the man Missourians elected to lead our state is a mere puppet responding to his master's commands," she wrote.