Transcript: Rep. Ted Lieu on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 10, 2026

Face The Nation Transcripts Transcript: Rep. Ted Lieu on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," May 10, 2026 .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-face-the-nation.jpg'); } Updated on: May 10, 2026 / 1:16 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Ted Lieu, Democrat of California, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 10, 2026.MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to California Congressman Ted Lieu. He is the vice chair of the Democratic Caucus and a member of the foreign affairs committee. He joins us this morning from Los Angeles. Good morning to you.REP. TED LIEU (D-CA): Good morning, Margaret.MARGARET BRENNAN: So you are in Democratic leadership. You just heard us lay out what's going on with redistricting. How concerned are you that Republicans now hold the advantage given the recent court decisions.REP. LIEU: Thank you, Margaret, for that question. Let me just first say Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers across America.MARGARET BRENNAN: Thank you.REP. LIEU: Regarding your question, I would disagree that Republicans may have a nice- nine seat advantage, because that's based on data from last term, and the Trump coalition has completely collapsed because of skyrocketing gas prices, surging inflation. And if you look at the polling data and the results we've had in special elections this year as well as last year, we think the Republicans may have an advantage of anywhere between three to five additional seats. That is not enough for them to stop a democratic blue wave coming this November. And the best thing to do when a court does something outlandish, like the Virginia Supreme Court is to get back up and fight and make sure we win in the midterms. MARGARET BRENNAN: But that Virginia push by Democrats, you spent more than $60 million on that redistricting effort. Wouldn't those funds have been better spent on those front line candidates and argui...