Trump alleges ‘rigged’ Virginia redistricting vote as judge blocks new map

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Wednesday without evidence that a Virginia vote to redraw the state’s congressional map in a way that favors Democrats had been “rigged,” as a county judge moved to block the measure.
On Tuesday, Virginia voters approved a redistricting referendum that could help Democrats flip as many as four Republican-held seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and boost Democrats’ chances of winning control of the chamber in November.
Trump, a Republican,wrote in a social media post that “A RIGGED ELECTION TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT IN THE GREAT COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA!” and blamed mail-in ballots for the outcome.