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Pritzker Calls Trump, Republicans Democratic Threat, Cites Nazi Comparison

4/28/2026

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Gov. JB Pritzker told CNN’s Inside Politics that Republicans and President Donald Trump are undermining U.S. democratic institutions.
He defended his Nazi Germany comparison by noting that a constitutional republic fell in Germany within 53 days in the 1930s.
He said political violence has risen and accused President Donald Trump of encouraging it by suggesting beating protestors, imposing the death penalty on Gen. Mark Milley, and jailing opponents.

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Gov. JB Pritzker told CNN’s Inside Politics that Republicans and President Donald Trump are undermining U.S. democratic institutions.
He defended his Nazi Germany comparison by noting that a constitutional republic fell in Germany within 53 days in the 1930s.
He said political violence has risen and accused President Donald Trump of encouraging it by suggesting beating protestors, imposing the death penalty on Gen. Mark Milley, and jailing opponents.