Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Chicago, IL – Following Bruce Rauner’s failure to name Donald Trump’s blatant racism yesterday, JB Pritzker released the following statement in response:

“Donald Trump built his political career on pitting our communities against each other and now spews vile, hateful language from the White House on a daily basis,” said JB Pritzker. “From casual private conversation to tweets seen around the world, Trump’s racist views and words sadly represent our country. Strong state leaders have pushed back and defended the communities that are under attack by this president, but Bruce Rauner is sitting on the sidelines. To have the governor of this state remain silent and refuse to call Trump what he clearly is — a racist — is an embarrassing insult to communities across Illinois. Bruce Rauner’s corrupt pact with Trump, ratified by his silence, must end.”

WATCH: Rauner dodges questions on Trump’s racism five times

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