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JB Pritzker: “He’s a wannabe authoritarian, and I don’t say that rhetorically.”

On the recordOctober 3, 2026
He’s a wannabe authoritarian, and I don’t say that rhetorically.
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JB Pritzker

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Describing Donald Trump during an interview.

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