Governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois has been making headlines for his recent comments about Senator JD Vance, who is the Republican vice-presidential candidate. Pritzker spoke on ABC’s “This Week,” where he compared the Democratic candidate to the “Energizer Bunny” for their campaign energy, while calling Trump and Vance “weird.”
Pritzker mocked Trump for his unusual fears, like his dislike of windmills, and then shifted to a strange rumor about Vance. Pritzker said, “You’ve probably heard about Vance’s obsession with couches,” referring to a bizarre social media rumor. According to this rumor, Vance allegedly wrote in his book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” about a teenage experiment involving a rubber glove and a couch. This claim has been widely debunked, with the Associated Press and The Cut unable to find any such statement in Vance’s memoir.
Pritzker also criticized Vance for his stance on women’s rights and for his controversial remarks about people without children. Vance had suggested raising taxes on childless individuals, which Pritzker ridiculed by saying, “He apologized to cats but not to women.”
This isn’t the first time Pritzker has taken jabs at Vance. Earlier in the week, he called Vance a “Donald Trump Mini-Me” and criticized his campaign launch, comparing it to Sarah Palin’s 2008 campaign, which many viewed as a failure.
Pritzker has been a vocal supporter of the Biden-Harris ticket and endorsed Kamala Harris after President Biden dropped out of the race. There’s speculation that Pritzker could be a potential running mate for Harris, but he has remained open about his options for the future.
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Pritzker’s comments highlight the contentious nature of the current political climate, where personal attacks and strange rumors are becoming part of mainstream political discourse. His remarks about Vance’s alleged couch incident and Trump’s unusual fears are just the latest in a series of pointed critiques aimed at the Republican candidates.
