{"id":2594023,"date":"2026-04-22T21:46:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-democrats-virginia-redistricting-win-was-rigged-calls-for-courts-to-fix-travesty-of-justice\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:49:57","slug":"trump-says-democrats-virginia-redistricting-win-was-rigged-calls-for-courts-to-fix-travesty-of-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-democrats-virginia-redistricting-win-was-rigged-calls-for-courts-to-fix-travesty-of-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says Democrats&#8217; Virginia Redistricting Win Was &#8216;Rigged,&#8217; Calls for Courts to Fix &#8216;Travesty of Justice&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-democrats-virginia-redistricting-win-was-rigged-calls-for-courts-to-fix-travesty-of-justice%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2594023&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece discusses Virginia\u2019s referendum on redrawing the state\u2019s congressional districts and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-iranian-missile-reportedly-struck-a-palestinian-hospital-in-east-jerusalem-where-are-the-leftists-protesting-the-killing-of-palestinian-civilians\/\" title=\"Video: Iranian Missile Reportedly Struck a Palestinian Hospital in East Jerusalem - Where Are the Leftists Protesting the Killing of Palestinian Civilians?\">ensuing political reaction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Virginians voted 51.5% to 48.5% to allow redrawing the districts, moving the state from a 6-5 Democratic edge to a potential 10-1 advantage under the new map, according to NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The proposed map would center districts in Democrat-leaning northern virginia near Washington, D.C., and extend southward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former President Donald Trump called the referendum rigged, blaming mail-in ballots and tying it to controversies from the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Legal and political figures, including Ken Cuccinelli, argued the process violated Virginia law (special-session action, two-thirds votes, and two separate legislative votes with an election between) and noted contiguity problems with the maps; they signaled ongoing court challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; House Speaker Mike Johnson and others criticized the referendum as a hyper-partisan gerrymander, with broad political commentary and anticipation of further legal action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Earlier in January,a Tazewell County court judge ruled against the Democrats\u2019 redistricting plan,blocking certification and prompting Cuccinelli to claim the referendum was unconstitutional and that an appeal would follow.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump called Tuesday&rsquo;s Virginia redistricting referendum &ldquo;rigged,&rdquo; contending that the mail-in ballots impacted the outcome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-special-elections\/virginia-ballot-measures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-virginia-redistricting-map-passes-still-faces-significant-hurdle-becoming-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginians<\/a> voted 51.5 percent to 48.5 percent to allow the redrawing of the state&rsquo;s congressional districts, taking the current party breakdown from a 6-5 split in favor of the Democrats to a potential 10-1 party advantage.<\/p>\n<p>The new map creates multiple districts that originate in Democrat-heavy northern Virginia around Washington, D.C., and extend south.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">5 districts in Virginia now start in this circle&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>Tentacles from DC reaching across the state. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ek4InrNcxl\">pic.twitter.com\/Ek4InrNcxl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Geiger_Capital\/status\/2046771166438666627?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump responded on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116449559745815736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  on Wednesday, posting, &ldquo;A RIGGED ELECTION TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT IN THE GREAT COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA! All day long Republicans were winning, the Spirit was unbelievable, until the very end when, of course, there was a massive &lsquo;Mail In Ballot Drop!&rsquo; Where have I heard that before &mdash; And the Democrats eked out another Crooked Victory!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the 2020 presidential election, which Trump also thinks was rigged, states like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/election-us-2020-54834584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/biden-georgia-2020-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpr.org\/politics\/joe-biden-wins-wisconsin-thanks-late-breaking-lead-milwaukee-green-bay-kenosha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wisconsin<\/a> flipped to Democrat Joe Biden&rsquo;s advantage as mail-in ballots were counted.<\/p>\n<p>Trump added in his Wednesday post, &ldquo;Six to five goes to ten to one, and yet the Presidential Election in November was very close to a 50-50 split. In addition to everything else, the language on the Referendum was purposefully unintelligible and deceptive. 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&rsquo;s see if the Courts will fix this travesty of &lsquo;Justice.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aOyKRLotRt\">pic.twitter.com\/aOyKRLotRt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2047006423612293170?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Virginia Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-officially-taps-ken-cuccinelli-lead-citizenship-immigration-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ken Cuccinelli<\/a> listed multiple reasons the Virginia Supreme Court should overrule the referendum.<\/p>\n<p>First, he noted the referendum seeks to change the congressional districts through a constitutional amendment, but the amendment was taken up during a special legislative session to address the budget, which was not allowed under Virginia law. &ldquo;Expanding it to include a constitutional amendment on redistricting required a two-thirds vote that never occurred,&rdquo; Cuccinelli noted.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the amendment must be approved by two separate votes of the legislature, with an election between the votes. Early voting in last fall&rsquo;s election was already underway when the proposed amendment passed the legislature.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The &ldquo;yes&rdquo; vote has won Va&rsquo;s redistricting referendum &mdash; but the legal fight is just beginning. Four Va Constitutional challenges are now teed up:<br \/> THREE challenges to the amendment process itself:<br \/> 1&#65039;&#8419; First passage was invalid. The amendment was taken up during a special session&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ken Cuccinelli II (@KenCuccinelli) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KenCuccinelli\/status\/2046763761264984137?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Further, Cuccinelli wrote that the Virginia Constitution requires &ldquo;every electoral district shall be composed of contiguous and compact territory,&rdquo; explaining the &ldquo;proposed congressional maps violate this contiguity requirement (rather badly).&rdquo; The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-no-charges-will-be-filed-against-officers-in-daniel-prude-case\/\" title=\"BREAKING: No Charges Will Be Filed Against Officers In Daniel Prude Case\">attorney general concluded<\/a>, &ldquo;Next stop, court. Stay tuned.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What happened in Virginia&rsquo;s redistricting vote?<\/p>\n<p>Yes won by about 3 points, 51.5%-48.5%. If the VA Supreme Court does not invalidate the vote, it will mean a new Dem congressional gerrymander.<\/p>\n<p>Still, No did better than the GOP in 2024 or 2025 attorney general race. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nCm2QPZTPS\">pic.twitter.com\/nCm2QPZTPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DecisionDeskHQ\/status\/2047001007398203502?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mike-johnson-tells-march-life-attendees-teen-parents-told-abort-eternally-grateful-refused\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Johnson<\/a> called the Virginia referendum a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >hyper-partisan gerrymandering boondoggle<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;A HYPER-PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING BOONDOGGLE&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Mike Johnson not holding back on Democrats&rsquo; extreme redistricting move in Virginia that could FLIP control of the House after this year&rsquo;s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson says he is CONFIDENT that the state&rsquo;s Supreme Court will&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OiTaiFl5Yx\">pic.twitter.com\/OiTaiFl5Yx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2047026652715077850?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that the matter was already in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alert-dems-2026-gerrymandering-efforts-virginia-suffer-devastating-blow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Virginia court system<\/a> before Tuesday&rsquo;s election.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said the Virginia Supreme Court should &ldquo;do the obvious and right thing&rdquo; and strike down the referendum.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Virginia in 2024:<br \/> &#128309;52% Kamala<br \/> &#128308;47% Trump<\/p>\n<p>Virginia for this Redistricting:<br \/> &#128309;51% Yes<br \/> &#128308;49% No<\/p>\n<p>New Congressional Seats:<br \/> &#128309;91% Democrats<br \/> &#128308;9% Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N5YMnMxqwC\">pic.twitter.com\/N5YMnMxqwC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Geiger_Capital\/status\/2046783374505791584?\">April 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In January, a Tazewell County state court judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alert-dems-2026-gerrymandering-efforts-virginia-suffer-devastating-blow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruled against<\/a> the Democrats&rsquo; redistricting plan, listing the issues that Cuccinelli highlighted above.<\/p>\n<p>Cuccinelli <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KenCuccinelli\/status\/2047035309691375844\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> an update on Wednesday, &ldquo;The Tazewell Circuit Court just ruled the referendum unconstitutional. 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NBC News reported the vote was 51.5% in favor to 48.5% against, which would allow redraws of the state\u2019s congressional districts. The new map could shift the balance from a 6-5 Democratic advantage to a possible 10-1 advantage, and it places districts that begin in Democratic-leaning Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., and then extend south, effectively creating \u201ctentacles\u201d of DC influence across the state.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump posted that the election in Virginia was rigged, blaming late mail-in ballots for a Democratic win. He drew a comparison to the 2020 presidential election, which he also claimed was rigged, noting that mail-in ballots were counted in several states to Joe Biden\u2019s benefit. He criticized the referendum\u2019s language as deliberately unclear and urged the courts to rectify what he called a miscarriage of justice.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli argued the referendum should be overturned, pointing out several legal problems: the measure sought to amend the state constitution, but that amendment was considered during a special legislative session not authorized for such business; a two-thirds vote requirement never occurred. He said the amendment also requires two separate legislative votes with an election between them, and noted early voting was already underway when the amendment passed. Cuccinelli and others highlighted four Virginia constitutional challenges, including three challenging the amendment process and one alleging that the district map violates contiguity and compactness requirements.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Supporters and critics framed the case differently. 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