BERKELEY SPRINGS, West Virginia — On the heels of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showing the Mountaineer State is leading the nation in vaccine distribution to its people, outperforming centers of culture and power such as New York and California, Gov. Jim Justice has some words for elites who often characterize his state’s government or her people as backward or unsophisticated.

“I love rubbing it in their face,” said Justice of the Mountaineer State rising to the occasion.