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Pritzker: ‘Donald Trump Is Trying to Steal Five Seats from the People’
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WKMG-TV (CBS 6; Orlando, Fla.)
Name: WKMG-TV (CBS 6; Orlando, Fla.)
URL: http://www.clickorlando.com/
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Name: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
URL: https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/
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Stephen Colbert
, J.B. Pritzker
Name: Stephen Colbert
Employment: CBS
Position: Host, executive producer
Name: J.B. Pritzker
Employment: Illinois
Position: Governor
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08/06/2025 02:31 am
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JBDiaz (staff)
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COLBERT You know you ░░░░░░░░ the governor of Illinois ░░░░░░░░ right now you re ░░░░░░░░ fugitives from the great ░░░░░░░░ of Texas Cheering and ░░░░░░░░ You are hosting Texas ░░░░░░░░ lawmakers who fled their ░░░░░░░░ after Republicans tried to ░░░░░░░░ their congressional maps between ░░░░░░░░ censuses This is just ░░░░░░░░ pure power grab here ░░░░░░░░ boos How did this ░░░░░░░░ about and what do ░░░░░░░░ know about how this ░░░░░░░░ about and why did ░░░░░░░░ come to Illinois PRITZKER ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is trying ░░░░░░░░ steal five seats from ░░░░░░░░ people frankly of the ░░░░░░░░ not just the people ░░░░░░░░ Texas and disenfranchise people ░░░░░░░░ re talking about violating ░░░░░░░░ Voting Rights Act and ░░░░░░░░ Constitution So the great ░░░░░░░░ of the Texas House ░░░░░░░░ Caucus decided the only ░░░░░░░░ they could do in ░░░░░░░░ to stop it was ░░░░░░░░ Texas And where did ░░░░░░░░ decide to come to ░░░░░░░░ safe haven of the ░░░░░░░░ of Illinois where we ░░░░░░░░ going to protect them ░░░░░░░░ take care of them ░░░░░░░░ and Applause I m ░░░░░░░░ proud of them COLBERT ░░░░░░░░ mean yeah sure I ░░░░░░░░ not going to ask ░░░░░░░░ where you have them ░░░░░░░░ but I assume you ░░░░░░░░ them stashed around town ░░░░░░░░ Chicago PRITZKER Yeah yeah ░░░░░░░░ keep them you know ░░░░░░░░ same place that Bush ░░░░░░░░ VP was in.”
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