.GovPritzker issued a statement attacking the Illinois GOP for hosting GovRonDeSantis as a Lincoln Day Dinner keynote speaker. Pritzker said DeSantis's 'brand of politics flies in the face of everything the 16th president taught us about leadership.'
The Democratic governor called DeSantis"a would-be candidate who is running a distant second for the GOP nomination," claiming that"his brand of politics flies in the face of everything the 16th president taught us about leadership."The event, notably one of the largest GOP gatherings in the state, takes place Friday beginning at 4:30 p.m.
"DeSantis has made a career of punching down and othering anyone who doesn't subscribe to his petty tyranny, which makes him a natural fit for the GOP's Lincoln Day dinner," he added. — JB Pritzker May 11, 2023 "In Illinois, we reject the cruelty he espouses and stand firmly against his hateful agenda," said Pritzker.
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