By creating five new congressional seats favorable to Republicans, the Lone Star State is simply doing what Democrat-led states have been doing for years, Rep Chip Roy, R-Texas, told Newsmax Thursday.

“It was great to see the Legislature passed the maps,” Roy said on “Rob Schmitt Tonight.” “It’s obviously something that was important to President [Donald] Trump and his administration. Watching all the wailing and gnashing of teeth by [California] Gov. [Gavin] Newsom and all of these leftists and these other states is pretty ironic given the radical nature of their states.”

Roy, who announced he is running for Texas attorney general, pointed out Massachusetts has no Republicans in Congress and said blue states like Illinois and California are also heavily gerrymandered.

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