{"id":2292537,"date":"2024-07-11T10:24:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T14:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzker-caught-on-hot-mic-seemingly-talking-about-biden-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T10:26:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T14:26:33","slug":"pritzker-caught-on-hot-mic-seemingly-talking-about-biden-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzker-caught-on-hot-mic-seemingly-talking-about-biden-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pritzker caught on hot mic seemingly talking about Biden- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpritzker-caught-on-hot-mic-seemingly-talking-about-biden-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292537&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker\u2062 being caught \u200con a hot mic expressing doubts about the fight \u200cfor President\u200c Joe Biden&#8217;s candidacy. Pritzker was recorded saying, &#8220;I mean, we\u2019re just gonna keep fighting. I don\u2019t know what to say&#8230; I don\u2019t \u2064like\u200d where\u200d we are\u200b but-&#8221; A \u2064spokesperson for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ore-to-require-face-masks-outdoors-regardless-of-vaccination-status\/\" title=\"Ore. to require face masks outdoors regardless of vaccination status\">governor clarified<\/a> that the remarks were regarding the \u200bstate of the presidential \u2064race. \u2063It remains unclear if Pritzker&#8217;s comments were \u200cin support \u200bof or against Biden, but it is evident \u2064that he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-next-hunter-kamala-harriss-stepdaughter-cashes-in-on-biden-presidency\/\" title=\"The Next Hunter? Kamala Harris\u2019s Stepdaughter Cashes in on Biden Presidency\">expressing frustration<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-cnn-publish-this-article-about-joe-biden-sending-troops-to-haiti\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did CNN Publish This Article About Joe Biden Sending Troops To Haiti?\">article includes<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powell-witness-in-hospital-after-beating\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell: Witness in Hospital After Beating\">video clip<\/a> of Pritzker&#8217;s remarks and highlights the ambiguity surrounding his statements.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pritzker caught on hot mic seemingly expressing reservations about fight for Biden<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rokeefe\/\">Ross O&#8217;Keefe<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-11T09:44:04-04:00\">July 11, 2024 9:44 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1699772\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jb-pritzker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.B. Pritzker<\/a> (D-IL), who has defended President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> amid calls for him to step down, was caught on a hot mic seemingly expressing doubts about the fight for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Biden's candidacy\">Biden\u2019s candidacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was talking to people after an unrelated event on crime when cameras caught the remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, we\u2019re just gonna keep fighting. I don\u2019t know what to say,\u201d Pritzker said. \u201cYou know, I gotta \u2026 gotta do what we have to do. I don\u2019t like where we are but\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the governor said, \u201cSounds like he was talking about the state of the presidential race,\u201d after CBS Chicago asked about the remarks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gov. Pritzker recorded on hot mic discussing Biden's status in presidential race\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1GQitp7QZSc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s not completely obvious, outside the spokesperson\u2019s statement, what Pritzker is talking about. He could be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-says-mask-wearing-must-continue-until-virus-not-a-threat-at-all-likely-into-late-2021\/\" title=\"Fauci Says Mask-Wearing Must Continue Until Virus \u2018Not A Threat At All,\u2019 Likely Into Late 2021\">expressing support<\/a> for or against Biden in his hot mic statements. If he is talking about the presidential race, it\u2019s clear he\u2019s expressing frustration in relation to Biden, though it\u2019s unclear whether it\u2019s pointed at Democratic efforts to oust him or at Biden himself.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Biden and Pritzker\u2019s own candidacy, the governor said on Tuesday, \u201cI\u2019m not engaging in hypotheticals. You can see that I\u2019m all in for Joe Biden. Joe Biden is going to be the nominee of the Democratic Party. I\u2019m gonna go out there and wholeheartedly campaign for him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pritzker has been floated as a replacement for Biden, though perhaps not as loudly as Govs. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI). Vice President Kamala Harris is widely viewed as the most likely candidate to replace Biden if he steps aside.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Illinois governor is still one of the most influential voices in the Democratic Party given his standing as the chief executive of a Democratic stronghold that will host the Democratic National Convention in August.<\/p>\n<p>His sentiment, if about Biden specifically, appears to match much of what members of the Democratic Party have been considering recently.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1699772\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1699772\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker was overheard on a hot mic expressing uncertainty about the fight for President Joe Biden&#8217;s candidacy, despite publicly defending him. Pritzker&#8217;s comments were caught on camera after an event on crime, where he mentioned the need to keep fighting but expressed frustration with the current situation. While a spokesperson clarified that Pritzker was likely referring to the presidential race, it is not entirely clear whether his remarks were in support or against Biden. Pritzker has been mentioned as a potential replacement for Biden, along with other Democratic governors. Vice President Kamala Harris is seen as the most likely candidate to replace Biden if he were to step down. Pritzker&#8217;s influence in the Democratic Party remains strong, especially as Illinois will host the Democratic National Convention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2292538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24019782950877-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,24238,20657,4633,32076],"class_list":["post-2292537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-hot-mic","tag-pritzker","tag-scandal","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24019782950877-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}