JD Vance Drops a Major Truth Bomb About Gerrymandering and Illegal Aliens [WATCH]

Vice President J.D. Vance defended Texas Republicans’ approval of new congressional district maps during an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday, telling host Kristen Welker that redistricting efforts in the state are meant to balance years of aggressive gerrymandering in Democrat-controlled states.

The Texas state Senate passed the new maps on Saturday, following the return of House Democrats who had broken quorum in protest.

Their absence since July had blocked the chamber from conducting legislative business. The quorum break ended August 18.

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“First of all, Kristen, you have to ask yourself why have Democrats gerrymandered their states aggressively in the past 10 to 20 years,” Vance said.

“If you look, for example, at the popular vote in a lot of these states, in Massachusetts, where 32% of the residents of Massachusetts voted for Republicans, zero Republican federal representatives.”

He continued, “All we’re doing frankly is trying to make the situation a little bit more fair on a national scale. The Democrats have gerrymandered their states really aggressively. We think there’s opportunities to push back against that, and that’s really all we’re doing.”

🚨 BREAKING: JD Vance just said Republicans WILL NOT back down on redrawing the Congressional maps in red states — because the Democrats have CHEATED their maps for too long. pic.twitter.com/NT8VfT5f3B

“All we’re doing, frankly, is trying to make the situation a little bit more…

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Vance also dropped this truth bomb about illegal aliens being counted in the census:

“We’re literally losing representatives for American citizens in order to give congressional representation to illegal aliens,” says @VP.

“Republicans are trying to balance out the scales a little bit for basic fairness and for the integrity of our democracy.” pic.twitter.com/uxxDXQJege

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In California, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the Texas redistricting plan, unveiling his own proposal at an August 14 press conference.

Newsom said he would push for voters to approve new congressional maps that could remove as many as five Republican-held districts. He referred to the proposal as the “Election Rigging Response Act.”

“Wake up, America. Wake up. You will not have a country if he rigs this election. You will have a president that will be running for a third term, mark my word,” Newsom said during his remarks.

According to Ballotpedia, California’s House delegation currently stands at 43 Democrats and nine Republicans following the 2024 elections. That figure marked a shift from the 40 Democrats and 12 Republicans who won seats in the 2022 midterms.

Other Democratic-led states have made similar moves.

In Illinois, Democrats approved new maps ahead of the 2022 midterm elections that eliminated two Republican districts.

One of those was held by former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who did not seek reelection after becoming a frequent critic of President Donald Trump.

Illinois, which lost one seat in reapportionment after the 2020 census, saw its House delegation change from 11 Democrats and seven Republicans after the 2020 elections to 14 Democrats and three Republicans after the 2022 midterms.

Massachusetts has not elected a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives since 1996, despite Republican candidates winning statewide races in the years since.

Former Gov. Charlie Baker, former Gov. Mitt Romney, and former Sen. Scott Brown all carried statewide contests, but the state’s House delegation has remained exclusively Democratic.

In New York, Democrats redrew congressional maps after the 2022 midterm elections in a way that placed multiple Republican-held seats at risk.

The state ultimately elected 19 Democrats and seven Republicans in 2024, compared to 15 Democrats and 11 Republicans after the 2022 elections.

Vance argued that such examples demonstrate why Republican-led redistricting efforts in Texas and other states are necessary to maintain balance in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The new Texas maps are set to take effect ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, barring legal challenges.

Democrats in the state legislature have signaled they may pursue court action, while Republicans have insisted the maps comply with federal law and reflect population growth documented in the 2020 census.