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applegrove

(132,186 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2026, 08:04 PM 19 hrs ago

What being a billionaire scion taught J. B. Pritzker about standing up to one.

Few national Democrats have pushed back as forcefully against Trumpâ€™s authoritarian crackdown. Thereâ€™s a reason for that.
— Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) 2026-03-30T22:00:11.144Z

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What being a billionaire scion taught J. B. Pritzker about standing up to one. (Original Post) applegrove 19 hrs ago OP

JB is my 1st choice for 2028, if he wants it. SheltieLover 19 hrs ago #1

This is fascinating. greatauntoftriplets 19 hrs ago #2

Same here Martin Eden 8 hrs ago #8

A wonderful hunan being! some_of_us_are_sane 19 hrs ago #3

❤️ littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #4

Nice article. I've read his family history Figarosmom 17 hrs ago #5

K&R UTUSN 17 hrs ago #6

DURec leftstreet 17 hrs ago #7

My kind of Democrat. oasis 7 hrs ago #9

There is absolutely nothing I DO NOT like about him. Hope he is nominated, we need him. SheilaAnn 2 hrs ago #10

SheltieLover

(80,440 posts)

1. JB is my 1st choice for 2028, if he wants it.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 08:19 PM

19 hrs ago

His family is from Ukraine & I guarantee you, he is no ruskie ASSet!

greatauntoftriplets

(178,996 posts)

2. This is fascinating.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 08:22 PM

19 hrs ago

I live in Illinois, and didn't know most of this.

Martin Eden

(15,622 posts)

8. Same here

Reply to greatauntoftriplets (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 07:55 AM

8 hrs ago

I didn't vote for Pritzger in his first Democratic primary for governor, but now -- for the first time (voting since 1976) -- I'm proud of the governor of my home state.

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,172 posts)

3. A wonderful hunan being!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 08:43 PM

19 hrs ago

How "opposite ends of the Poles" are Pritzger's personal story when compared to selfish, undisciplined Trump.

Night and day. He's got MY vote!

littlemissmartypants

(33,572 posts)

4. ❤️

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:31 PM

17 hrs ago

Figarosmom

(11,968 posts)

5. Nice article. I've read his family history

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2026, 10:39 PM

17 hrs ago

before and their dealings with trump. They bested him before and I think trump is actually afraid of dealing with him one to one. Even trying to take him down with all his minions JB still is way above him.