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“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”
“The fact is that she agrees with them from a policy standpoint, even if she doesn't couch herself in the same title of socialist.”
“A bomb planted by a neo-Nazi group was a nefarious and murderous act of evil.”
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On the recordAugust 25, 2025
We have made no requests for federal intervention. None. We found out what Trump was planning the same way all of you did.
Said by
J.B. Pritzker
Democratic · Illinois
Source
nypost.com

Editor's note · Context

Pritzker's statement denying any request for federal assistance from the White House.

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