Vice President JD Vance on Sunday defended Republican-led redistricting efforts, framing them as a response to years of Democrat gerrymandering.

Vance pointed to Democrat strongholds when pressed by NBC News’ “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker on why Republicans need to expand their congressional map if former President Donald Trump’s agenda is so popular.

“You have to ask yourself, why have Democrats gerrymandered their states aggressively over the past 10 to 20 years?” Vance said, according to the transcript of the exchange.

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