Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker told an audience of Democrats in New Hampshire on Sunday that they should take up mass protests against President Donald Trump and Republicans, denying them any “moment of peace.”
The New York Times reported — admiringly:
Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois strode into a ballroom filled with top New Hampshire Democrats on Sunday and by the end of his nearly 30-minute speech had them ready to storm the political barricades against President Trump.
“It’s time to fight everywhere and all at once,” he told the group of Democratic activists, officials and donors, who jumped to their feet with hoots and applause. “Never before in my life have I called for mass protests, for mobilization, for disruption. But I am now. These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace.”
Despite the failures of his own state, the billionaire Hyatt heir who was once under federal investigation for tax fraud for removing the toilets in one of his homes to evade property taxes, and who won office in 2018 after vastly outspending his rivals, is already posturing as a presidential candidate in 2028.
Never forget how JB Pritzker avoided paying taxes by removing toilets from one of his mansions, and by doing so, he profited $330,000 pic.twitter.com/Gx5v4hiXMb
— Matt Robinson (@MattRobinson) March 1, 2025
Pritzker also took veiled shots at a potential rival, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), as well as Democratic strategist James Carville.
But it was his call to target Republicans that drew national attention.
Pritzker calls for mass protests and disruption - “Republicans cannot know a moment of peace,” he says, swaying their portraits will one day be put in museums “reserved for tyrants and traitors” pic.twitter.com/BBBuL1Uz9O
— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) April 28, 2025
It was reminiscent of the remarks of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) in 2018, who called on Democrats to harass Trump administration officials in their private lives. Many listened, and hounded Trump staffers and other Republicans across the country.
President Trump survived several assassination attempts in 2024, including one in which a bullet grazed his ear while he was addressing a crowd in Pennsylvania. One supporter was killed and several were wounded.
Joel B. Pollak is Senior Editor-at-Large at Breitbart News and the host of Breitbart News Sunday on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET (4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PT). He is the author of The Agenda: What Trump Should Do in His First 100 Days, available for pre-order on Amazon. He is also the author of The Trumpian Virtues: The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency, now available on Audible. He is a winner of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter at @joelpollak.
