Hakeem Jeffries LIVID after Virginia court ruling blocking redistricting, says Dems will win midterms 'no matter what takes'

In the wake of the Virginia Supreme Court striking down the state’s new congressional map that would see ten of the state’s 11 House seats go to Democrats, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the decision from the state’s high court "will not stand," and that Democrats will win in November, "no matter what it takes," so they can work against Trump. He had previously vowed "maximum warfare" when it comes to fighting against Trump.

"Over three million Virginia citizens cast their votes in a free and fair election, yet the State Supreme Court has chosen to invalidate their voice, disenfranchise them and violate their due process rights," Jeffries wrote in a statement. "The decision to overturn an entire election is an unprecedented and undemocratic action that cannot stand.

"Maga Republicans have adopted voter suppression as a strategy," he went on, "as also evidenced by far-right extremists on the Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act to open the door to a Jim Crow-like attack on Black representation across the American South.

"We are exploring all options to overturn this shocking decision. No matter what it takes, House Democrats will win in November so we can help rescue this nation from the extremism being unleashed by Donald Trump and Republicans," he concluded. "Our fight is not over. We are just getting started."

In February, Jeffries had told CNN that the Democrats would do "whatever it takes" for the redistricting ballot initiative to pass in the state’s election that took place in April, and that the party would spend "tens of millions of dollars" to win. 

The Virginia Supreme Court said that the legislative process that was used to advance the proposed map violated the Constitution of Virginia, and that "This constitutional violation incurably taints the resulting referendum vote and nullifies its legal efficacy."

The referendum passed 51.7 to 48.3 in April, with around 100,000 votes separating the yeas and nays. The ballot measure asked voters to answer yes or no to the question: "Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia's standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census?"

The measure would have changed the state’s makeup from six Democrats in the House and five Republicans, to 10 Democrats and one Republican.