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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Illinois governor ‘deeply concerned’ by Trump rhetoric reminiscent of Nazi era

Illinois governor JB Pritzker speaks during a Biden-Harris 2024 campaign press conference on Maga extremism in Miami, Florida, on 7 November.
Illinois governor JB Pritzker speaks during a Biden-Harris 2024 campaign press conference on Maga extremism in Miami, Florida, on 7 November. Photograph: Marco Bello/AFP/Getty Images

Donald Trump’s rhetoric on immigration, his plans for a second presidency if he wins next year’s election, and his description of political enemies as “vermin” reflect the language of 1930s Germany and the Nazis’ rise to power there, a senior Democrat warned on Sunday.

JB Pritzker, the Illinois governor of Jewish descent who helped drive the construction of the state’s Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Chicago, added his voice to a wave of condemnation over the former president’s remarks.

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