Gov. JB Pritzker has presidential ambitions — and his vetting when he was under consideration to serve as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ running mate and this week’s Democratic National Convention have put a huge spotlight on the second-term governor.
In the highest-profile speech of his political career, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday blasted the “stupidity” of former President Donald Trump and called the Democratic ticket a way to restore “serenity” to the country at the Democratic National Convention the governor secured for Chicago.
“We have a choice, America. Between the man who left our country a total mess and the woman who has spent four years cleaning it up,” Pritzker said. “And I think it’s time we stop expecting women to clean up messes without the authority and the title to match the job.”
Pritzker, who has called Trump racist, homophobic and xenophobic for years, took aim at Trump’s economic and anti-abortion policies, which he called “anti-freedom and anti-family.” The governor said Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, “aren’t just weird, they’re dangerous.”
“Donald Trump thinks we should trust him on the economy because he claims to be very rich,” Pritzker said. “Take it from an actual billionaire, Trump is rich in only one thing: stupidity.”
Former Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, scheduled to speak at the convention later this week, posted on X that Pritzker’s comment about being a “real billionaire was to an audience of one: Donald Trump.”
“And I GUARANTEE you Trump is currently going even more insane. … He’s losing his mind. Perfect,” Kinzinger wrote.
Pritzker, whom Forbes estimates is worth $3.
