The only thing thicker than Hakeem Jeffries’ hypocrisy is the smog of self-delusion that follows him into every room, choking the life out of the very truths he claims to uphold.
Last week, Jeffries, the House minority leader, was practically doing a victory lap in the end zone after Virginia Democrats pulled off the ultimate “Democracy™” maneuver: convincing 51.5% of voters to scrap an independent commission so the General Assembly could gerrymander a 10-1 split. To Jeffries, this wasn’t a power grab; it was a “big victory for America” and a “march toward a more perfect union.” Apparently, a “more perfect union” looks exactly like a map where half the voters get 90% of the representation.
Jeffries and the “Dollar-Store Obama” brigade framed this as a noble “firewall” against the orange man in the White House. Even Barack Obama emerged from his latest Netflix production to explain that gerrymandering is actually fine, as long as Democrats do it to “level the playing field.” It’s a bold strategy: saving democracy by destroying it first.
But fast forward to Monday, April 27, and Jeffries has suddenly rediscovered the sanctity of “Fair Districts.” The moment Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suggested that the Sunshine State—which has seen a decade of growth in just three years—might need its own mid-decade tune-up, Jeffries’s halo reappeared.
Jeffries took to X to huff and puff about “blatant partisan gerrymandering” and “nakedly targeting communities of color.” He actually wrote, “See you in Court,” without a hint of a blush, despite the fact that a Virginia judge just tossed his own party’s referendum into the trash for being unconstitutional.
The DeSantis Dummymander blatantly violates Florida’s Fair Districts Amendment banning partisan gerrymandering.
It also violates the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by nakedly targeting communities of color.
See you in Court. pic.twitter.com/DeDqW84s7M
— Hakeem Jeffries (@hakeemjeffries) April 27, 2026
The hypocrisy is so thick you could carve it. When Virginia Democrats attempt a 10-1 sweep, it’s a “march toward justice.” When DeSantis looks at a map, it’s a “Dummymander” and a violation of the 14th Amendment. Jeffries has told Florida Republicans to “F around and find out,” which sounds a lot like a threat from a guy whose own “victory” is currently stuck in judicial purgatory.
DeSantis, ever the happy warrior, has responded by offering to pay for Jeffries’ plane ticket to Florida. He even offered to take him fishing.
It’s a generous offer: Jeffries could use the time on the water to practice his latest trick—complaining about the “rigged system” in Florida while the ink is still wet on his own attempt to rig Virginia.
If Jeffries wants a war, he’s found a battlefield, but he might want to check his own backyard before he starts crying about the neighbors’ fences.
