Pritzker: Trump Is 'Cheating Americans Out of Their Votes' With Gerrymandering Plans

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker isn’t pulling punches. He called Donald Trump a “cheater” and blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as a “joke” for their bizarre attempts to redistrict Texas in a way that would unfairly give Republicans more seats in Congress as the GOP tries to stave off a blue wave in the 2026 midterm elections.

Pritzker: "It's cheating. Donald Trump is a cheater. He cheats on his wives. He cheats at golf. And now he's trying to cheat the American people out of their votes."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-08-10T14:19:44.527Z

Pritzker’s state is hosting Texas Democrats who fled Texas in order to deny a quorum and stall Republican legislators’ attempts at gerrymandering. Abbott has threatened to arrest the lawmakers who left the state, and Republican Sen. John Cornyn has said the FBI is helping efforts to return the legislators to Texas.

Responding to comments from Abbott, who called Illinois’ congressional map a “joke,” Pritzker said, “Governor Abbott is the joke. He’s the one who is attempting mid-decade here, at a time when frankly all of us are concerned about the future of democracy, he’s literally helping whittle it away and licking the boots of his leader, Donald Trump.”

Pritzker defended Illinois’ process of creating its district map. “Here in Illinois, we followed the law. We provided a map and passed a map that follows the Voting Rights Act and the Constitution and the laws of the state of Illinois,” Pritzker said. “[Abbott is] attempting to thwart federal law and take away five seats that are in the hands of Black, Brown, minority Congress people and the people that they represent. He’s taking those votes away. He’s violating the Constitution.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/pritzker-trump-cheating-americans-votes-183857382.html

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1. Preach it, Pritzker!