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JB Pritzker slams Illinois GOP for hosting DeSantis as Lincoln Day Dinner speaker

By Julia Johnson
Published May 11, 2023 9:06pm ET
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JB Pritzker slams Illinois GOP for hosting DeSantis as Lincoln Day Dinner speaker
Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) issued a scathing statement on Thursday attacking the Illinois GOP for hosting Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) as a keynote speaker at the Peoria and Tazewell County Lincoln Day Dinner. The Democratic governor called DeSantis “a would-be candidate who is running a distant second for the GOP nomination,” claiming that “his brand […]

Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) issued a scathing statement on Thursday attacking the Illinois GOP for hosting Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) as a keynote speaker at the Peoria and Tazewell County Lincoln Day Dinner.

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