Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois seemed to short-circuit during an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday after being asked whether it was hypocritical of him to mirror Texas’ redistricting plan.
Pritzker was thrust into the national spotlight recently after he offered to shield many of the 50 Texas Democrats who fled the state. They were attempting to block a new congressional map from Republicans that, if approved, could give the GOP an extra five seats in the House of Representatives.
The saga got even crazier when Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas got the Federal Bureau of Investigation involved. He asked for their help last week in searching for the legislators so they could be brought back by force.
Pritzker flat-out lied during
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