Texas State Rep. Harrison Mocks CNN for Showing Clips Questioning Dems’ Gerrymandering: ‘I’m Incredibly Flattered’

Collins But do you ░░░░░░░░ a problem if typically ░░░░░░░░ only happens after the ░░░░░░░░ comes out Obviously we ░░░░░░░░ other states do this ░░░░░░░░ the time You mentioned ░░░░░░░░ happened in Illinois and ░░░░░░░░ s a fair point ░░░░░░░░ make there HARRISON Yes ░░░░░░░░ But if that s ░░░░░░░░ it happens are you ░░░░░░░░ with other states Democrat ░░░░░░░░ states changing this in ░░░░░░░░ middle of the decade ░░░░░░░░ well HARRISON Well it ░░░░░░░░ their prerogative to do ░░░░░░░░ But I mean I ░░░░░░░░ have to point out ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ any just about any ░░░░░░░░ media CNN included that ░░░░░░░░ Governor Pritzker on TV ░░░░░░░░ ask him to justify ░░░░░░░░ gerrymandering in his state ░░░░░░░░ California where I m ░░░░░░░░ at right now Republicans ░░░░░░░░ 40 percent of the ░░░░░░░░ in California but they ░░░░░░░░ give 17 percent of ░░░░░░░░ seats to Republicans Same ░░░░░░░░ in New York Collins ░░░░░░░░ Well I heard you ░░░░░░░░ I mean these are ░░░░░░░░ gerrymandered than anything we ░░░░░░░░ contemplating down here in ░░░░░░░░ State of Texas Collins ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ could say more but ░░░░░░░░ And quite frankly what ░░░░░░░░ re talking about doing ░░░░░░░░ legal It s constitutional ░░░░░░░░ s permissible Collins But ░░░░░░░░ HARRISON We should do ░░░░░░░░ Collins Well what you ░░░░░░░░ saying is it s ░░░░░░░░ when Democrats are gerrymandering ░░░░░░░░ mean that s obviously ░░░░░░░░ Republicans are being accused ░░░░░░░░ doing But you say ░░░░░░░░ no one s covered ░░░░░░░░ I mean CNN certainly ░░░░░░░░ it I heard you ░░░░░░░░ this earlier so I ░░░░░░░░ this up We ve ░░░░░░░░ many articles about it ░░░░░░░░ also it s been ░░░░░░░░ about on TV Listen ░░░░░░░░ this Clip starts COOPER ░░░░░░░░ states though like Illinois ░░░░░░░░ Maryland Democrats are also ░░░░░░░░ in gerrymandering congressional districts ░░░░░░░░ And as a result ░░░░░░░░ have really tried to ░░░░░░░░ Republicans in difficult places ░░░░░░░░ in downstate Illinois Todd ░░░░░░░░ possible reason for Kinzinger ░░░░░░░░ decision his Illinois district ░░░░░░░░ being redrawn Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ So I just want ░░░░░░░░ be clear we have ░░░░░░░░ it when Democrats gerrymander ░░░░░░░░ Well I Collins as ░░░░░░░░ sir HARRISON Well Kaitlan ░░░░░░░░ know I got to ░░░░░░░░ you I m incredibly ░░░░░░░░ the amount of time ░░░░░░░░ must have spent fact ░░░░░░░░ what I said earlier ░░░░░░░░ to come up with ░░░░░░░░ clips But if those ░░░░░░░░ the best clips you ░░░░░░░░ find then my points ░░░░░░░░ I was proven correct ░░░░░░░░ at no point was ░░░░░░░░ asked to justify those ░░░░░░░░ But here s the ░░░░░░░░ It wasn t that ░░░░░░░░ was saying good bad ░░░░░░░░ or wrong whether they ░░░░░░░░ or should or shouldn ░░░░░░░░ The point is what ░░░░░░░░ re talking about in ░░░░░░░░ State of Texas is ░░░░░░░░ that is constitutional it ░░░░░░░░ legal The Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ said we can do ░░░░░░░░ like this And my ░░░░░░░░ criticism of the governor ░░░░░░░░ Liberal Democrat governors in ░░░░░░░░ New York Illinois and ░░░░░░░░ places isn t so ░░░░░░░░ the weighing in on ░░░░░░░░ merits of their maps ░░░░░░░░ s the rank hypocrisy ░░░░░░░░ the fake outrage These ░░░░░░░░ my Democrat colleagues that ░░░░░░░░ the state to go ░░░░░░░░ behind Governor Pritzker they ░░░░░░░░ not mad that states ░░░░░░░░ engaging in redistricting to ░░░░░░░░ partisan political advantage What ░░░░░░░░ re mad about but ░░░░░░░░ won t say it ░░░░░░░░ re mad that a ░░░░░░░░ state is stepping up ░░░░░░░░ doing it That s ░░░░░░░░ real problem and that ░░░░░░░░ the hypocrisy Collins Yes ░░░░░░░░ that I m trying ░░░░░░░░ point out here.”