Pritzker Criticizes Trump's 'Vermin' Rhetoric, Likens it to Nazi Germany

The Illinois governor expresses deep concern about the potential implications of Trump's language for the 2024 election and the rise of hate crimes in the U.S..

• Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker criticizes former President Donald Trump's use of the term 'vermin' to describe his political opponents, likening it to the dehumanizing rhetoric used in Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
• Trump made the comments during a rally in Claremont, New Hampshire, pledging to 'root out the Communists, Marxists, fascists and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country that lie and steal and cheat on elections.'
• Pritzker, a Jewish progressive, expresses deep concern about Trump's 'predilection for revenge' and the potential implications for groups that did not support him in the 2024 election, if he is elected.
• Trump's comments have been criticized by both Republicans and Democrats, with historians likening his use of the word 'vermin' to comments made by dictators, including Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
• Pritzker also expresses concern about the rise of hate-fueled violence in the U.S., specifically antisemitic and Islamophobic attacks, in the wake of the violence in Gaza.

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