Summary
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker compared Donald Trump’s policies to the rise of Nazi Germany, warning against authoritarianism in his State of the State address.
Citing historical parallels, particularly economic grievances fueling extremism, he condemned Trump’s immigration policies. Republicans denounced his remarks as divisive.
He emphasized the speed of democratic collapse, stating, “It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic.”
Pritzker also referenced Skokie’s 1978 neo-Nazi march, urging vigilance against threats to democracy.
I love my governor! I was really skeptical of him at first (being a billionaire and all)*, but he has really pleasantly surprised me. It looks like he’s starting the soft campaign for president with this, and all I can say is that I am sad that if he gets elected, the loss of Illinois’ best governor of my lifetime will be the entire country’s gain.
*I wanted to add that his wealth still bothers me, but he’s proven that he’s the exception that proves the rule that billionaires are bad. He’s really put his money to work for people and “can’t be bought.” With the amount of good he’s done, it makes one wonder why the others haven’t done anything similar.
I agree. I did not vote for him in the first primary but he has been spectacular and now has my vote for as long as he will stick around and keep doing good work. Kamalas veep impressed me to once I got to know him. I was worried pritzker would get the vp nod at one point and we would lose him. I think his money is what kept that from happening.