In Chicago, it's the JB Pritzker show
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker spoke Tuesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
CHICAGO — In 1968, it was Mayor Richard J. Daley’s convention. In 1996, it was Mayor Richard M. Daley’s. In 2024, it’s Gov. JB Pritzker’s.
“Fellow Democrats, welcome to Chicago!” Pritzker said, taking to the Democratic National Convention stage during the coveted prime-time hours Tuesday, his smile wide, his arms outstretched to a roar of cheers. “We’re a great American city in a proud blue state. Our patriotism was formed in frost and in fire and in the steel we forged to survive both.”
All along, this has been Pritzker’s show. And that’s a testament to the power shift the city and Illinois have undergone since he was elected in 2018. With the help of billions of dollars to build his own faithful army, Pritzker managed to wrestle away the power long wielded by city mayors.
That’s in part due to Pritzker’s profile, which has risen nationally since he took office, and in part to his attack-dog style repeatedly going after former President Donald Trump. That was no different Tuesday.
“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.”
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