On the primary day of the Republican’s Midterm Conference, billionaire Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who’s extensively seen as a possible 2028 contender, held a press convention with Texas Democrats, the place he argued this week’s occasions on the conference are serving as a distraction from the kitchen-table issues People are enduring.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a Texas Democratic Celebration press convention forward of the Republican Nationwide Conference, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas.
Gabriela Passos/AP Picture
“Donald Trump is hoping {that a} flashy primetime occasion will make you overlook that effectively, his commerce struggle is killing prices for households on the grocery retailer, his struggle in Iran is killing ranchers and farmers and their lifestyle,” Pritzker mentioned.
As Democrats work to construct a distinction to the Republican agenda all through the Trump administration, Pritzker highlighted the unprecedented mid-century redistricting battle Texas Democrats endured final yr, when many left the state to forestall a vote on new congressional maps within the state.
“On this second, when America wants a brand new technology of leaders, fighters prepared to face up in opposition to tyranny, Texas Democrats have stepped into the breach. They alerted the nation to those risks, and Texas Democrats set an instance for the remainder of America,” he mentioned.
Pritzker, who’s operating for reelection, punted when requested about his 2028 ambitions, however mentioned, “anyone that’s exhibiting up right here and bootlicking Donald Trump, and that is what that is all about, might be going to be disqualified in 2028.” Pritzker has not dominated out a presidential bid in 2028.
-ABC Information’ Juhi Doshi and Lalee Ibssa
