Trump and Johnson to hold Virginia tele-rally against Spanberger’s gerrymander

Published April 20, 2026 4:16pm ET | Updated April 20, 2026 4:16pm ET



President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) are set to hold a tele-rally Monday night targeting voters in Virginia in a last-minute effort to defeat a Democratic-led referendum to redraw the state’s congressional map.

The tele-rally, reported by Axios, comes as Democrats in the commonwealth aim to shift Virginia’s 11 congressional districts from a 6-5 Democratic edge to a 10-1 Democratic lock. A source familiar with the rally confirmed to the Washington Examiner that Johnson would be in attendance.

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