President Donald Trump erupted on social media Wednesday after Virginia voters elected to adopt a new congressional district map that could bolster Democrats’ electoral prospects in November, calling the election “rigged,” without evidence, and expressing hope that “the courts will fix this travesty.”
“A RIGGED ELECTION TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT IN THE GREAT COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA!” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
“All day long Republicans were winning, the Spirit was unbelievable, until the very end when, of course, there was a massive ‘Mail In Ballot Drop!’ Where have I heard that before – And the Democrats eked out another Crooked Victory!”
Democrats scored a narrow victory Tuesday after 51% of Virginia voters elected to adopt a new district map that could flip as many as four congressional seats. The push to redraw Virginia’s district map was prompted by Trump’s own redistricting push last year, which resulted in Texas state lawmakers adopting a new district map designed to target Democrat-controlled seats.
“In addition to everything else, the language on the Referendum was purposefully unintelligible and deceptive,” Trump wrote. “As everyone knows, I am an extraordinarily brilliant person, and even I had no idea what the hell they were talking about in the Referendum, and neither do they! Let’s see if the Courts will fix this travesty of ‘Justice.’”