Pritzker calls Bailey a racist, in Spanish
Thursday, Jul 30, 2026 - Posted by Rich Miller
* JB trying out his Spanish to blast his opponent for being a racist…
English translation…
Donald Trump is a racist. And Darren Bailey wants to be just like him. This November, say no to both.
Not here.
* Pritzker’s bilingual attempts haven’t always gone so well…
* Anyway, Bailey responded to Pritzker’s latest…
Transcript…
Friends, today JB Pritzker called me a racist. But this isn’t really about me. It’s about you, because this is what JB Pritzker does to people who disagree with him. If you don’t support his agenda, you’re not just wrong, you’re an extremist. You’re a racist. Tomorrow, you’re a fascist.
JB will do everything that he can to make this election about anything except his own record. After nearly eight years in office, that’s the one conversation that he can’t afford to have. He doesn’t want to explain why property taxes keep climbing. He doesn’t want to explain why he doubled the gas tax. He doesn’t want to explain why Illinois families are staring at the biggest tax hike in Illinois history. He doesn’t want to explain why people are paying more and getting less, and he certainly doesn’t want to explain why repeat offenders are escaping justice.
And not for nothing, when people in my own party mocked JB Pritzker’s weight, I called them out. I said it was wrong because politics should be about ideas, not personal attacks. It’s a shame that Governor Pritzker doesn’t have the class to treat the people of Illinois with that same respect.
Friends, I’m not running to call people names. I’m running to lower your taxes, make Illinois affordable, give drivers a break at the pump, and keep the bad guys in jail. That’s the conversation Illinois deserves. Thank you, and God bless.
- Well well well - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:12 pm:
Technically he said he wants to be racist? XD Jokes aside, the gov’s spanish seems to be improving but wonder what Hispanics in the state think of this spanish push.
That Portuguese slip up is a big ouch!
- Incandenza - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:12 pm:
Giving your response literally sitting in an expensive leather-upholstered armchair is… a choice.
- JS Mill - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:13 pm:
=Friends, I’m not running to call people names.=
Seems like it is something he has done in the past including calling Pritzker a spoiled billionaire and an arrogant liar.
I thought it was odd he said Pritzker labels people “extremist” (which he has) but Bailey himself refers to the radical left, leftists, and socialist.
- Montrose - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:15 pm:
I’ll give credit to Bailey for a decent response. He would be a nightmare as governor, but that was good message discipline.
- Arsenal - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:16 pm:
JB’s video is whatever. Expected, I guess?
But good lord, Bailey’s response is pathetic.
- Norseman - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:16 pm:
=== But this isn’t really about me. It’s about you … ===
Yep, it’s about you. Are you going to put up with the ethnic cleansing happening in IL streets by masked secretive police who’ve killed Americans or are you going to demand decency from your state and federal government officials? November is your choice.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:20 pm:
===Expected, I guess?===
I would say cringe, but I probably shouldn’t. /s
- doug - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:20 pm:
I notice that Mr. Bailey does not deny being a racist.
- It's always Sunny in Illinois - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:23 pm:
Governor needs to stick to the non video staged events…..video’s make the New JB look sickly….
- Logan Voter - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:23 pm:
For what it’s worth, I’m a never Trump Republican and sitting this election out. I don’t like how Bailey has refused to denounce some of the more egregious things Trump has said. Do I believe he’s racis? No. But I do question him and his beliefs when he’s quiet.
- Rudy’s teeth - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:33 pm:
Kinda ironic that Bailey says, “Friends, I’m not running to call people names.” Yet, Bailey referred to Chicago as a Hellhole during his previous campaign.
- Jack in Chatham - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:35 pm:
Doug, you might investigate Darren Bailey’s running mates in 2022 and 2026.
- Roadrager - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:36 pm:
A major faux pas by Pritzker in calling Darren Bailey a racist. He’s clearly referencing 2022 Darren Bailey, not 2026 Darren Bailey, who was a completely different person. Whoops.
- Steve Rogers - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:42 pm:
Why punch down JB? Right now, you’re the New York Yankees and you’re playing the Springfield Lucky Shoes.
- Dotnonymous x - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:45 pm:
Today, I took millions in subsidies, but it’s not about me…it’s about you’all fallin’ for the new friendly version?
- JS Mill - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:49 pm:
@Steve Rogers…that was a really good post. Springfield Lucky Shoes? Was/is that a real team. So good
- The Dude Abides - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:55 pm:
=that was a really good post. Springfield Lucky Shoes? Was/is that a real team. So good=
The Lucky Horseshoes are the latest iteration of the Capitals/Sliders, a Prospect League team that plays during the summer.
- btowntruth from forgottonia - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:57 pm:
Am I the only person that noticed that Bailey didn’t deny being a racist?
He should have started off with “No,Mister Governor I am not a racist.And I don’t think Trump is a racist either.”
But he didn’t.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jul 30, 26 @ 2:58 pm:
===Bailey didn’t deny being a racist===
I thought it was pretty clear that he believed the claim was a ploy and not worthy of a response.