Vice President J.D. Vance pushed back on “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker Sunday after she asked why Republicans would seek to add congressional seats if President Donald Trump’s agenda is already popular nationwide.
“The Democrats have gerrymandered their states really aggressively,” Vance said. “We think there’s opportunities to push back against that, and that’s really all we’re doing.”
Vance pointed to states such as Massachusetts, where 32% of residents voted Republican but the delegation sent zero GOP representatives to Washington.
“All we’re doing frankly is trying to make the situation a little bit more fair on a national scale,” Vance said. He argued that Republican efforts in Texas are designed to balance out decades of Democratic gerrymandering elsewhere.
“All we’re doing, frankly, is trying to make the situation a little bit more fair,” says @VP on redistricting.
“Democrats have gerrymandered their states really aggressively. We think there are opportunities to push back against that, and that’s really all we’re doing.” pic.twitter.com/q06A8CkniT
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