Former President Barack Obama waves to fans during the game between the LA Clippers and the Detroit Pistons at Intuit Dome on March 5, 2025 in Inglewood, Calif. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
"Dems only call it ‘gerrymandering’ when it’s in a Republican state," GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah remarked when retweeting Obama's post on X. "When it happens in Illinois, they call it 'democracy.'"
Obama made the comments on social media platforms when sharing posts by All On The Line, an effort which he has previously indicated that he helped former Attorney General Eric Holder launch.
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"Three years ago, I helped @EricHolder launch @AllOnTheLine, a people-powered campaign to fight gerrymandering and advocate for fair redistricting. All On The Line is driven by the core belief that voters should choose their representatives—not the other way around," Obama declared in a 2022 post on X.
Holder served as attorney general during much of Obama's White House tenure.
Obama's comments in that 2022 tweet echoed remarks he made during his final State of the Union Address, which he delivered in January of 2016.
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During that speech, Obama opined that the nation needed to "end the practice of drawing our congressional districts so that politicians can pick their voters, and not the other way around."
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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