Newsweek - The Greater Idaho Movement, which is campaigning for eastern and central counties of Oregon to secede from the state and join their neighbor, has written to President-elect Donald Trump requesting his support. In the letter, the group told Trump that "the people here overwhelmingly voted for you," adding: "We humbly ask you for your support in helping Eastern Oregonians achieve what the people have said they want, and that's to join Idaho."
Thus far, 13 Oregon counties have voted to leave the state and join Idaho, with the most recent, Crook County, doing so in May 2024. The Greater Idaho movement hopes they will be joined by Umatilla and Gilliam counties in full, along with Wasco and Deschutes counties in part. At this point, nearly the eastern two-thirds of Oregon would have voted to switch states.
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