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How JB Pritzker uses the Holocaust to position himself as the (Jewish) face of Trump resistance

JL;DR SUMMARY Governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois has emerged as a leading Jewish voice in criticism of former President Donald Trump by drawing parallels between Trump's policies and the Nazi regime of the 1930s. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustDemocracyDonald TrumpJewish LeadershipAuthoritarianismIllinois Holocaust MuseumJewish PoliticiansJ.B. Pritzker2028 ElectionsAnti Trump Resistance

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Illinois, United States
"JB Pritzker on March 18. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images"
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"hosted the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August"

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