CBS’s Stephen Colbert’s invitation to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to appear on Tuesday’s The Late Show preceded the fleeing of Texas Democrats to that state in the wake of the state legislature’s redistricting efforts, but the developments were impossible for Colbert to ignore. Even Colbert, however, recognized the irony of complaining about gerrymandering to the governor of Illinois, but after Colbert asked Pritzker to explain himself, he let him off the hook after Pritzker made a meaningless joke about kindergarteners.
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Later, Colbert got back to his more traditional softballs. Discussing the fact that Pritzker is a billionaire, Colbert wondered, “You don't have to work anywhere, let alone in the government. Being a politician seems like kind of a cruddy job these days. Why do you want to do the job you’re doing?”
Pritzker gave a long answer about his late mother:
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