Posted on 09/10/2025 5:16:02 PM PDT by DoodleBob
Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blamed President Donald Trump and the Jan 6 rioters for fueling the political violence that led to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Wednesday.
Kirk died at 31 after being shot during a speech at Utah Valley University. During his speech, Pritzker extended his sympathy to the activist’s family but then quickly turned to Trump.
“My sympathy to Charlie Kirk’s family and to Charlie Kirk, who obviously has become a target for somebody. I don’t know whether it’s political violence, because I don’t know who did it. I know they seem to have somebody in custody. But I will say that political violence unfortunately has been ratcheting up in this country,” Pritzker said.
Pritzker blamed Trump’s rhetoric for creating the conditions that encourage violence.
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“We saw the shootings, the killings in Minnesota. We’ve seen other political violence occur in other states. And I would just say it’s got to stop. And I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country,” Pritzker said. “I think the president’s rhetoric often foments it. We’ve seen the January 6 rioters who clearly have tripped a new era of political violence. And the president? What did he do? Pardoned them. I mean what kind of signal does that send to people who want to perpetrate political violence. Not a good one.”
A gunman opened fire while Kirk spoke to students at an event at Utah Valley University, striking him from a building roughly 200 yards away, according to a university spokesperson. Video footage shows security pe
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Because Trump pardoned Jan 6 people, which has zero to do with this.
What a filthy pos.
Democrats own this. Violent asses.
How do a-holes like him keep getting elected?! AWFLs, that’s how.
I went to Facebook and read the comments on the local news pages. Vile to say the least. These people are really sick.
That fat F should drop dead !
if a leftist shoots a conservative, it’s Trumps fault
if a criminal shoots an innocent civilian, it’s the guns fault.
if a criminal stabs an innocent girl on the subway, its not the knifes fault, but maybe Trumps fault somehow?
I am just trying to keep all the lefts positions straight in my head.
The Prixster is PO’d because Trump is shooting up the boyz and their boats from Venezuela loaded with poisonous drugs who are bringing the crap to Chicongo to kill Americans.
Anything but admit the worthless pos left turd did it, would do it again and is happy they did it....
Like dogs, these people make their own gravy.
I guess Pritzker must also think it was Trump’s fault that Steve Scalise, Ashley Babbitt, Corey Campantore, Charlie Kirk and even Trump himslef spwas shot.
BTTT
Someone please throw that revolting fat maggot a blanket party. What a classless POS - like ALL Democrats.
Fatso is projecting.
A filthy gourmand POS. Have three more Big Macs, jackass.
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Mmmmm.......that oughta get him 4-5 votes.........../s.
I would like to ask Pritzker if he remembers his fellow Illinoisan, James T. Hodgkinson.
How about the people who were sorry that the guy in Butler, Pennsylvania wasn’t a better shot?
How about Tim Walz’s cute little comment about his fantasies of Trump’s death?
How about all of the social media commenters who thought Kirk’s murder was a good thing?
How about his own comment that “These Republicans cannot have a moment’s peace”?
He is a Democrat and a glutton slob. A dime a dozen.
Fat pig. Never passed up an all-you-can-eat buffet.
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