Gov. Pritzker on President Biden: “He needs to go out there and answer all the questions”

Posted on July 9, 2024
Gov. Pritzker spoke to reporters Tuesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/File)

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker, back from Washington, says President Biden is ready to be the nominee this year.

Pritzker, saying Biden was engaged during a meeting with Democratic governors last month, said the President needs to convince America he simply had a bad night at that debate — nothing more.

“I think that President Biden – and I’ve said this – he needs to go out there and answer all the questions, and he needs to show people that he is the leader of the free world and that he is doing a heck of a job in showing the U.S. is leading us. We have a lot of enemies in the world, and it is going to take a tough, strong, smart, and principled leader. And that’s what Joe Biden is.”

Pritzker predicts while some Democrats are urging the President to bow out, the party will unite at the convention – because, Pritzker says, Donald Trump must be stopped.

Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected].

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