Illinois Governor JB Pritzker recently complained about Democrats being called fascists. You could not make this up.
This is the same party, and the same person, who have gone on national TV for months on end, calling Trump and Republicans fascists, Nazis, and worse. It has been so constant that you can’t even keep track of how many times they have said these things.
But apparently, you’re not allowed to say that about them. That would be dangerous.
Transcript via Donald Trump for President on Facebook:
Governor JB Pritzker: “For Donald Trump and the MAGAs in Congress, this is not about fighting crime or about public safety. This is about sowing fear and intimidation and division among Americans. It was about creating a pretext to send armed military troops into our communities. This is about consolidating power in Donald Trump’s hands. What he plans to do with that power, now or during the 2026 elections, should worry all of us.
When you add to that the Trump administration’s effort to label as dangerous free speech critical of him—White House senior staff calling the Democratic Party fascist; the Trump-appointed FCC chair threatening to revoke broadcast licenses and the approval of a merger in order to silence late-night comedians; Trump’s threats to jail political opponents—you cannot call this anything except an attack on the Constitution of the United States.
See the video below:
JUST IN: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says it is dangerous for the Trump administration to call the Democratic Party “fascist.”
“This is about sowing fear and intimidation and division among Americans.”
Remarkable. pic.twitter.com/MOB8VxCFb5
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) September 29, 2025
Here’s a reminder of how JB Pritzker has talked about Trump and Republicans:
JB Pritzker: I never called them Nazis
Also JB Pritzker: OK, so maybe I called Trump Hitler and Republicans nazis on a dozen occasions…pic.twitter.com/28MLpXvaec
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) September 15, 2025
And this is how liberals in media talk about ICE:
MSNBC should probably stop telling their unhinged audience that ICE is the Gestapo. pic.twitter.com/5EOWt9vJWw
— Bill D’Agostino (@Banned_Bill) September 24, 2025
David Strom writes at Hot Air:
It’s hard to believe that J.B. Pritzker regularly makes it to the top of the lists Democrats put together when considering presidential candidates. While his presence is, I suppose, imposing, in his case, that is hardly a good thing. He is extreme on every 80-20 issue, including immigration, trans issues, crime, and health care.
But there it is. Given that Pete Buttigieg is seen as a front-runner, Pritzker’s inclusion on the list shouldn’t surprise us. And you have to admit that the visual contrast between him and Gavin Newsom would make for an interesting debate.
In any case, I doubt Pritzker’s criticism of Republicans using the word “fascist” to describe them will stick, given their frequent use of the term themselves.
If Pritzker doesn’t like his party being called fascists, then maybe he should lay off that term himself.