JB Pritzker isn’t holding back anymore.
The Democrat Governor of Illinois just launched an all-out assault on Republicans that crossed a dangerous line.
And JB Pritzker stunned Republicans with this bone-chilling threat that will make your blood run cold.
Illinois Democrat governor calls for “mass protests” and “disruption” against Republicans
Democrat Illinois Governor JB Pritzker unleashed a shocking tirade during his keynote address at the New Hampshire Democratic Party’s McIntyre-Shaheen 100 Club Dinner on Sunday.
During his inflammatory speech, Pritzker made an alarming declaration that “Republicans cannot know a moment of peace” and called for “mass protests,” “mobilization,” and “disruption” against the Trump administration and Republican officials.
“They have to understand that we will fight their cruelty with every megaphone and microphone that we have,” Pritzker warned. “We must castigate them on the soapbox and then punish them at the ballot box.”
This wasn’t just heated political rhetoric – it was a direct call for confrontation that eerily echoed some of the most dangerous statements made by Democrats during Trump’s first term.
The billionaire governor even went so far as to condemn Republicans to “a special place in hell reserved for quislings and cowards,” promising to “relegate their portraits to the museum halls reserved for tyrants and traitors.”
Democrats’ dangerous history of inciting confrontation
Pritzker’s inflammatory rhetoric is part of a disturbing pattern that’s become all too familiar from the political left.
During Trump’s first term, Congresswoman Maxine Waters infamously called for public harassment of Trump administration officials.
“If you see anybody from that Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you create a crowd and you push back on them, and you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere!” Waters told her supporters during a June 2018 speech.
Her words weren’t just empty threats. They were followed by numerous confrontations where conservatives were harassed in restaurants, airports, and other public places.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton added fuel to the fire when she declared “you cannot be civil” with Republicans.
Former Attorney General Eric Holder took things even further with his infamous statement: “When they go low, we kick them!”
And Senator Cory Booker encouraged activists to “get up in the face of some congresspeople.”
More recently, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries pledged that Democrats would “fight it in the streets” when referring to President Trump’s agenda.
Pritzker’s presidential ambitions
The timing and location of Pritzker’s alarming speech have raised eyebrows about his political aspirations.
According to a WBBM-TV report, the New Hampshire 100 Club Dinner is “usually reserved for those about to run for president,” and Pritzker was “sounding like a 2028 presidential candidate.”
It’s worth noting that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who became Kamala Harris’s running mate in the 2024 election, was the keynote speaker at the same event last year.
During his speech, Pritzker also took aim at members of his own party, criticizing “do-nothing Democrats” who “want to blame our losses on our defense of black people, of trans kids, of immigrants, instead of their own lack of guts and gumption.”
While he acknowledged that Democrats “may need to fix our messaging and strategy,” he insisted that their “values are exactly where they should be.”
A dangerous escalation
What makes Pritzker’s inflammatory rhetoric particularly concerning is that it comes from a sitting governor – not a fringe activist or commentator.
As millions of Americans seek to move forward and heal after a contentious election, Pritzker’s call for “disruption” and declaration that Republicans should not “know a moment of peace” threatens to deepen divisions and potentially incite confrontations.
The Illinois governor’s words stand in stark contrast to President Trump’s repeated calls for unity since winning the 2024 election.
While political disagreements are natural in a democracy, the escalation to language suggesting Republicans belong in “a special place in hell” crosses a dangerous line that should concern Americans of all political persuasions.
If Pritzker is indeed positioning himself for a 2028 presidential run, his decision to launch his national profile with calls for “mass protests” and “disruption” rather than constructive policy solutions speaks volumes about the direction he wants to take the Democratic Party.
