Trump claims Virginia redistricting election was 'rigged'

Trump claims Virginia redistricting election was 'rigged'16 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMax MatzaandSareen HabeshianGetty ImagesUS President Donald Trump has claimed without evidence that cheating took place in an election in Virginia that could help Democrats win control of the US House of Representatives in the midterm elections this year.Virginians voted on Tuesday to redraw the state's congressional map, which could win Democrats as many as four House seats currently held by Republicans.The state is the latest in a national redistricting arms race that began after Trump urged conservative states to re-examine voting maps to help Republicans keep a slim congressional majority."A RIGGED ELECTION TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT," Trump posted on Truth Social, echoing false claims he has made about the 2020 presidential race. "All day long Republicans were winning, the Spirit was unbelievable, until the very end when, of course, there was a massive 'Mail In Ballot Drop!'"US investigators have never unearthed any evidence of widespread voter fraud, including in the mail-in ballot system.The midterms, which will decide who controls Congress, take place in November.Each of these newly drawn districts could have a role in deciding which political party takes the House, or lower chamber of Congress.The balance of power in the House now stands at 217 Republicans, 212 Democrats and one independent, who caucuses with Republicans. The latest margins come after the death of a Democrat in Georgia was announced on Wednesday.Historically, the party of the sitting president tends to lose House seats during the midterms. If Democrats win the House in this November's contest race, it will not only serve a blow to Trump's political agenda, but it could open him up to Democratic-led congressional investigations.In the US, gerrymandering - the redrawing of electoral boundaries to favour a political party - is only illegal...