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Former President Donald Trump used part of his conversation with Tesla founder Elon Musk on Monday night to criticize Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker as a “real loser.” […]
During a conversation with Musk on X, Trump was discussing his plan to close the U.S. Department of Education if he’s elected, and said some states will do well managing their own education, but not Illinois.
“I have so many friends that are in those states, even if they’re Democrats, I hate to mention certain states, but Illinois is badly run with Pritzker,” Trump said. “He’s a real loser.” […]
Musk, who has recently moved businesses out of California, said states with poor management at the top are seeing people flee for other states at an increased rate.
“Some of these governors are doing so badly, I mean they’ve got so many people moving out of their state they should get U-Haul salesman of the year award,” Musk said.
Trump piled on, and pointed to Illinois, but said it’s not the residents’ fault. .
“You can’t penalize people that loan money to the state when you have incompetent people like a Pritzker, look the family didn’t want him in the family business and then he ends up being governor of Illinois,” Trump said. “What, is he going to be a great governor?”
* Gov. Pritzker was asked about Trump’s comments at the Illinois State Fair today…
Well, let’s see. Donald Trump was a loser in 2020, he was a loser in 2022 when he tried to endorse a whole bunch of people for office, he’s going to lose again in 2024. As I recall, I won by 16 points in my first election, by 12 and a half points in my second election. We’re gonna have Kamala Harris winning this race all over the country. We know who the winners are, and Donald Trump is the loser.
* In other comments…
Reporter: There’s been a lot of talk about morals today. Can you talk about morals and Republicans? Because they’ll try to say the same thing when they’re here tomorrow.
Pritzker: Well, they have a 34-time convicted fraudster at the head of their ticket. So really, they have no business talking about morals. They want to tear down law enforcement by, frankly, ripping apart the FBI, the Secret Service and so on. They’re the ones who are against public safety. We’re the ones who are standing up for American values, for American’s economic situation, making sure that we’re lifting up workers by giving them a raise and lowering costs for health care and everything else that people have to worry about at the kitchen table.
Thoughts?
posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Aug 14, 24 @ 1:51 pm
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Not sure why Gov. Pritzker took the bait. Trump thrives on earned media. The interview itself was largely an unmitigated disaster, but the more people talk about how bad it was, the more earned media Trump gets.
Should have hit him with the Mariah Carey classic, “I don’t know her” and move on.
Comment by ChrisB Wednesday, Aug 14, 24 @ 2:03 pm
“Thoughts?”
Their records speak for themselves.
– MrJM
Comment by @misterjayem Wednesday, Aug 14, 24 @ 2:04 pm
JB let him off easy. Could have socked him with the laundry list of his failed businesses, how his plane can’t go where he wants because it will be seized for unpaid bills… his pretend wealth and not being a real billionaire, his failing media company, his low rally attendance and dropping poll numbers…
JB doesn’t like punching down, though.
Comment by Give Us Barabbas Wednesday, Aug 14, 24 @ 2:04 pm
I always thought President Obama was the luckiest politician in his rise to the presidency but Harris is giving him a run for that title
If I was a Democrat all I would do is keep recording and replaying Trumps nonsense. I truly believe he has lost any sanity he had left. The more he talks the more people remember he is not even rational. And once again the Governor response correctly. Would have been fun if the Governor was VP he would have driven Trump even nuttier
Comment by DuPage Saint Wednesday, Aug 14, 24 @ 2:08 pm
===“He’s a real loser.”===
With that lisp Trump was sporting, it sounded more like “loosher” on the webcast.
Comment by 47th Ward Wednesday, Aug 14, 24 @ 2:08 pm
Donald who?
Comment by Skeptic Wednesday, Aug 14, 24 @ 2:12 pm
Brief and to the point.
Comment by Huh? Wednesday, Aug 14, 24 @ 2:20 pm
Accusation is confession.
Comment by Nick Name Wednesday, Aug 14, 24 @ 2:24 pm
==Not sure why Gov. Pritzker took the bait==
Agree. He should have just said “no comment” and took the high road… but that’s politics in 2024.
Comment by Just a Random Guy Wednesday, Aug 14, 24 @ 4:23 pm