An attendee wearing a MAGA hat looks on, as U.S. President Donald Trump attends a roundtable focused on tax cuts in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., April 16, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
Fans of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement melted down on Tuesday night after voters in Virginia approved a ballot measure to redraw the state's election map.
The new map will give Democrats four more seats in the House of Representatives, and was passed at a time when many in the Republican Party are expressing concern about their party's chances of retaining power in the upcoming midterm election. About 51% of voters, or more than 1.5 million people in all, supported the ballot measure, according to the election results.
Virginia is the latest state to enter the redistricting arena. Texas and California both passed new maps that effectively canceled each other out. Meanwhile, lawmakers in other states like Indiana, Florida, and Maryland have considered passing new maps.
Fans of Trump's MAGA movement expressed outrage on social media.
"Total travesty!!" Fox News host Laura Ingraham posted on X.
"No [expletive] way this is legit," MAGA political commentator Juanita Broaddrick posted on X.
"What a [expletive] joke," Phillip Buchanan, also known as "Catturd" online, posted on X.
"This is why the GOP must ALWAYS play hardball on redistricting. DON'T BACK DOWN FROM THIS!" MAGA media personality Eric Daugherty posted on X.