Posted on 10/06/2021 11:28:14 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
The wealthiest person in Illinois said the state's governor refused to deploy the National Guard in Chicago during civil unrest in the summer of 2020 because of the optics doing so would create, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin said he implored Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., to declare a state of emergency and deploy the National Guard as more than 2,100 businesses across Chicago were damaged following the killing of George Floyd.
"I told him to deploy the National Guard and he goes, 'It won’t look good for there to be men and women on Michigan Avenue with assault weapons,'" Griffin told the Economic Club of Chicago on Monday, the Tribune reported.
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He cuts Trump and says he won’t support him in the next election right in the article you didn’t read.
Eff him. He needs to stay right where he is and eat of own damned dog food.
It’s always about how things appear versus how they actually are.
Nope! He was a big supporter of Hillary and Rahm and was a financial big shot in her campaign. Hates Trump. He’s also one of the biggest crooks Wall Street has ever seen. The GME folks are all over him. http://kengriffincrimes.com/
He’s never supported Trump. He’s a corrupt supporter of the uniparty wherever it pays.
The civilized must leave or they will die.
Apparently he’s all over the map. Big republican donor, but supported Obama. Did support Trump initially but now not for re-run. Supported Pritzker’s predecessor republican Bruce Rauner.
Pritzker is nothing. Illinois is losing money, lives and stature. Pritzker is the worst model that the state could have. He reminds me of “Fat Bastard,” in the Austin Powers movie. Just a gross person, but the Guv’ of IllAnnoy.
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