J.B. Pritzker on Texas Redistricting: ‘Gov. Abbot Is the Joke,’ He’s Licking Trump’s Boots

RUSH TRANSCRIPT WELKER Let ░░░░░░░░ talk about the issue ░░░░░░░░ hand here Texas Republicans ░░░░░░░░ urged by President Trump ░░░░░░░░ you just said are ░░░░░░░░ this mid decade redistricting ░░░░░░░░ Their goal was to ░░░░░░░░ as many as five ░░░░░░░░ seats in response to ░░░░░░░░ like yourself or thinking ░░░░░░░░ drawing your own map ░░░░░░░░ boost seats in blue ░░░░░░░░ Take a listen to ░░░░░░░░ Texas governor greg abbot ░░░░░░░░ my colleague Ryan Chandler ░░░░░░░░ that Take a look ░░░░░░░░ What s your message ░░░░░░░░ governors like Newsom hochul ░░░░░░░░ who have said they ░░░░░░░░ retaliate if Texas does ░░░░░░░░ ABBOT They have no ░░░░░░░░ They ve already gerrymandered ░░░░░░░░ states in that they ░░░░░░░░ have any Republican members ░░░░░░░░ Congress Look at the ░░░░░░░░ in Illinois It s ░░░░░░░░ in such a way ░░░░░░░░ can t squeeze out ░░░░░░░░ republica Republican It s ░░░░░░░░ joke WELKER What s ░░░░░░░░ response to governor Abbott ░░░░░░░░ Governor Abbott is the ░░░░░░░░ He is the one ░░░░░░░░ is attempting mid decade ░░░░░░░░ at a time when ░░░░░░░░ all of us are ░░░░░░░░ about the future of ░░░░░░░░ he s literally helping ░░░░░░░░ it away and licking ░░░░░░░░ boots of his leader ░░░░░░░░ Trump Here in Illinois ░░░░░░░░ followed the law We ░░░░░░░░ a map and passed ░░░░░░░░ map that follows the ░░░░░░░░ Rights Act and the ░░░░░░░░ and the laws of ░░░░░░░░ state of Illinois He ░░░░░░░░ attempting to thwart federal ░░░░░░░░ and take away five ░░░░░░░░ that are in the ░░░░░░░░ of black brown minority ░░░░░░░░ people and the people ░░░░░░░░ they represent He s ░░░░░░░░ those votes away He ░░░░░░░░ violating the Constitution and ░░░░░░░░ of us need to ░░░░░░░░ up and speak out ░░░░░░░░ make sure that it ░░░░░░░░ understood across the country ░░░░░░░░ what they re trying ░░░░░░░░ do in Texas is ░░░░░░░░