JD Vance on Saturday lashed out against a fellow Republican, and observers were quick to point out that the vice president was apparently frustrated that his attempt at "cheating" failed.
Vance over the weekend took to X to take a swipe at Rodric Bray, a Republican member of the Indiana State Senate. Indiana Republicans stood up to Trump and refused to engage in the mid-cycle redistricting effort that Trump was aggressively pushing.
That news became relevant when Democrats did engage in redistricting activities in Virginia.
"Now, the General Assembly is moving to impose new congressional maps and force a special election in April—maps that would change Virginia’s delegation to 10 Democrats and just 1 Republican," a MAGA account wrote Saturday. "This is power for power’s sake—plain and simple. Elections should be decided in a fair fight at the ballot box, not through shady political gerrymandering. Virginians deserve better."
Vance shared that post and wrote, "I'd like to thank [Bray] for not even trying to fight back against this extraordinary Democrat abuse of power."
"Now the votes of Indiana Republicans will matter far less than the votes of Virginia Democrats. We told you it would happen, and you did nothing," Vance then added.
But users were quick to point out that it was Trump and the GOP that started the recent redistricting push.
Liberal influencer Brian Krassenstein said, "Maybe republicans shouldn’t have started this mess. Things are looking bad for you in 2028. Sad."
"At least you have your couch," he then added.
His brother Ed Krassenstein also chimed in, saying, "You are just pissed they wouldn’t cheat for you."
MS NOW's Sam Stein said, "White House launched this cycle with Texas, didn't have the ability to convince state lawmakers (in states beyond just Indiana) to follow, and is now blaming those lawmakers for Democrats retaliating."
Project Liberal's Joshua Reed Eakle weighed in, "This tweet is the political equivalent of punching a kid in the face and then crying like a huge baby and blaming everyone else when you get punched back."
Attorney James Abrenio said, "Seeing JD weigh in on this has solidified that we need 10-1 maps. The whole reason for this is to prevent Trump and JD from stealing the midterm election. All so they can continue unchecked authoritarian regime. They started this fight. We need to finish it."
