President Donald Trump said the FBI “may have to” get involved to potentially arrest the Texas Democrats who refuse to grant their state’s Republicans a quorum for a redistricting vote. Texas House Democrats have taken refuge in blue states such as Illinois,

Pritzker accused Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of "thwarting the will of the American people" and Illinois' Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton said the state is willing to keep all options on the table, which includes redrawing their maps in kind. Though Illinois has been accused of unfairly skewing its own maps in favor of Democrats.