Governor Pritzker Can’t Outrun the Tape

Governor Pritzker took to the podium this week to claim that accusations about his use of Nazi rhetoric were "completely false." When pressed on whether he has ever compared Republicans to Nazis, the Governor snapped back, saying:

"No, I have not. That is completely false. I have never called Republicans Nazis."

The backtracking is stunning, as if the Governor forgot that his interviews are on camera. His own past remarks tell a very different story:

February 2025 - Illinois State of the State and Budget Address

"If you think I'm overreacting and sounding the alarm too soon, consider this: It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic."

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February 2025 - Appearance on The View

"And everything that he has done has been tearing down constitutional democracy and that's what happened in Nazi Germany."

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February 2025 - Appearance on CNN

"Well we're talking about the death of a constitutional republic. That's what happened in Germany in 1933 and 1934."

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August 2025 - Press Conference

"The Nazis in Germany in the 30's tore down a constitutional republic in just 53 days. It does not take much frankly, and we have a President who seems hell bent on doing just that."

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Governor Pritzker can't outrun the tape. Illinois deserves a leader who owns his words and lowers the temperature, not someone who purposely throws fuel on a fire. State Representative Chris Miller has filed articles of impeachment against Governor Pritzker and said this: