Chicago, IL – On Democrat’s Day at the State Fair, JB Pritzker blasted Donald Trump for sympathizing with and promoting hate and Bruce Rauner for his deafening silence and failure to govern. Here’s what Illinoisans are reading and seeing in the news about JB taking on the Trump-Rauner agenda:

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From WMAQ:

From CBS 2 Chicago: Illinois Democrats Speak Their Mind On The Gridlock In Springfield

J.B. Pritzker, front-runner in the crowded field of eight for Governor, led the charge in morphing Trump and Rauner.

“All of those days went by. Bruce Rauner is willing to say anything and unfortunately his silence over the many days speaks volumes,” Pritzker said.

From WGN: Democrat Day at the Illinois State Fair

The candidates focused on Charlottesville attacking President Trump.

J.B. Pritzker said,  “Donald Trump is a racist and a bigot and a xenophobe and a liar.”

Governor Rauner was also a favorite target and nearly every candidate took a shot at him.

From ABC 7 Chicago: Illinois Democrats rally at Chairman’s Brunch at State Fair Thursday

“We’re here today so they can hear us and that we can all pull together because we’ve got to in order to beat Bruce Rauner in 2018,” said gubernatorial candidate JB Pritzker.

From Chicago Sun-Times: Pritzker dubs Trump ‘racist,’ ‘liar,’ as Dems rip prez, Rauner at fair

SPRINGFIELD – Gubernatorial hopeful J.B. Pritzker had the most damning take on President Donald Trump, calling him “a racist and a bigot and a xenophobe and a liar.” […]

Pritzker, a billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist, took note of a Fox News interview the governor did last week in which he was asked whether Trump is a good president.

“He was afraid to utter a negative word,” Pritzker told thousands at the breakfast. “Well I’m not afraid. Donald Trump is a racist and a bigot and a xenophobe and a liar. And Bruce Rauner’s silence is deafening.”

Pritzker, the perceived frontrunner in the primary Democratic race, urged Democrats to “stand together against Bruce Rauner.”

‘This general election against Bruce Rauner isn’t going to be an easy one. You know what? We’ve got a fight ahead,” Pritzker said.

From Chicago Tribune: Democratic governor candidates say Rauner too late in criticizing Trump

Billionaire entrepreneur and investor J.B. Pritzker told the crowd in his pitch to be the party’s governor nominee that Trump was “a racist and a bigot and a xenophobe.” Earlier, he told reporters Rauner’s response to Trump was “too little, too late.”

“Unfortunately, we have a president who does not seem to understand that white supremacy, neo-Nazis, bigots need to be called out immediately,” Pritzker said.

“All of those days went by before Bruce Rauner is willing to say anything, and unfortunately his silence over those many days speaks volumes,” he said. “I’m disappointed. We need a governor who’s going to stand up and call out racism and xenophobia and bigotry whenever and wherever it occurs.”

From AP: Dem Hopefuls Target Trump as Well as Rauner

Chicago businessman J.B. Pritzker and others criticized Trump for suggesting blame should be shared by both sides in a violent clash last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia, when a man plowed his car into a crowd protesting a rally by neo-Nazis and others. Pritzker said Democrats “are all on one side … the American side.”

From WMAY: Democratic Candidates for Governor Take Shots at Rauner

In a live interview on WMAY, J.B. Pritzker said Rauner has been “AWOL” when it comes to resolving the school funding crisis or standing up to President Trump.

From State Journal Register: Candidates line up on Democrat Day to criticize and link Rauner, Trump

They’re lining up to run against Gov. Bruce Rauner, but Democratic challengers Thursday spent as much time talking about President Donald Trump and trying to link the two unpopular Republicans.

It made for some incendiary speeches Thursday at the annual Democrat Day brunch at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. Organizers put the crowd at about 1,800, the largest in the history of the event.

Billionaire businessman J.B. Pritzker said Rauner was afraid to criticize Trump last week during an interview on Fox News.

“He was afraid to utter a negative word,” Pritzker said. “Well, I’m not afraid. Donald Trump is a racist and a bigot and a xenophobe and a liar. And Bruce Rauner’s silence is deafening.” […]

Speaking before the event, Pritzker said it was “too little, too late from Bruce Rauner with regard to Donald Trump’s comments. All of those days went by before Bruce Rauner is willing to say anything. His silence over too many days speaks volumes.”

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