Former President Barack Obama took to Zoom to cheerlead a group of Texas Democrat legislators for bolting from the Lone Star State to try to sabotage a redistricting bill.

Texas state Rep. Gene Wu, chairman of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, thanked the 44th president on X on Thursday, saying, “We are encouraged by your words and remain committed to fighting for democracy, in Texas & across the country.”

ABC News reported the contents of the Thursday meeting, also noting that Wu claimed the Zoom call was made to an “undisclosed location” because of “Republican threats and surveillance,” ostensibly to arrest the lawmakers and return them to their home state.

More than 50 Texas House Democrats fled the state on August 4 to deny a quorum needed to pass a Republican measure that would

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