Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker amplifies his fight against Trump

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is trying to be ubiquitous at a moment when Democrats nationally are stumbling for their footing.

CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker gathered most of the state’s Democratic congressional delegation at the University of Illinois at Chicago's hospital Friday to lay out in stark terms the damage that would be brought on vulnerable populations if President Donald Trump’s administration slashes Medicaid funding. 

“Red alert, everybody,” Pritzker said. “It is time to wake up. Get out. Do something.”

Along the way, he called billionaire Elon Musk “President Musk,” made the case that public opinion was quickly shifting against the Trump administration’s agenda and gave out a congressional phone number, urging people to tell their representatives the impact of the president’s new policies. 

Earlier in the day, Pritzker appeared on “The View” in a segment that was recorded Thursday. Host Joy Behar introduced the governor, who is widely thought to have presidential aspirations, as a “firebrand” Democrat. 

“Everything that he has done has been tearing down constitutional democracy and that’s what happened in Nazi Germany,” Pritzker said of Trump on the show. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-amplifies-fight-trump-rcna194062

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