J. B. Pritzker

Listen, I've been a Democrat my whole life.

I don't know what to say about that.

I can tell you this, that you got to pay for roads.

You got to pay for government.

You got to pay for the supports that the most vulnerable need somehow.

And so the question is, who should that burden fall on?

People who can't afford it or people who can?

Fair.

I'm running for reelection, like you just said.

Now, that is what I'm focused on.

I'm obviously flattered that people have talked about me for national office.

You know, look, I'm the governor of the fifth largest state in the country, and I'm very proud of that fact.

But I'm focused on the accomplishments that we need to make and that we've made in the state of Illinois and for the people of Illinois.

Well, I talk to Republicans all the time.

Remember, I've got a legislature with Republicans and Democrats in it.

And as I often say, you know, even Republicans have good ideas every once in a while.

It's worth listening.

There are things, in fact, I just proposed expanding a program that a Republican first proposed in the state of Illinois to make sure that we're funding our pensions properly.

Well, because Dems weren't fighting hard enough.

I mean, the truth is that Donald Trump is a danger to the future of our country and our democracy.