{"id":2326310,"date":"2024-08-18T16:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T20:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jb-pritzker-declares-malort-the-unofficial-shot-of-dnc-in-chicago-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-18T16:08:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T20:08:53","slug":"jb-pritzker-declares-malort-the-unofficial-shot-of-dnc-in-chicago-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jb-pritzker-declares-malort-the-unofficial-shot-of-dnc-in-chicago-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"JB Pritzker declares Malort the \u2018unofficial shot\u2019 of DNC in Chicago &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fjb-pritzker-declares-malort-the-unofficial-shot-of-dnc-in-chicago-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=2326310&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>Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has officially declared Malort as the &#8220;unofficial shot&#8221; of the \u200dDemocratic National Convention\u200c (DNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wow-pa-election-observer-drops-bombshell-says-special-agents-from-ags-office-showed-up-at-her-door-to-question-her-after-she-testified-video\/\" title=\"WOW! PA Election Observer Drops BOMBSHELL - Says Special Agents from AG&#039;s Office Showed Up at Her Door to Question Her After She Testified (VIDEO)\">taking place<\/a> in Chicago this\u200c year. Pritzker emphasized the\u200d drink&#8217;s significance to Chicago culture during an interview with MSNBC host Jen Psaki, \u2064stating that every Chicagoan\u200b knows that a shot of Malort is essential \u2062for \u200canyone visiting the city. \u2062Although he acknowledged that\u200d it may not be the best-tasting \u200cliquor, he claimed that consuming it is \u2064a rite of\u200c passage for proving one&#8217;s mettle. As the DNC approaches, Pritzker expressed his excitement about this emblematic\u2062 choice, which has seen a resurgence in popularity since its\u2063 introduction \u2064to Chicago in the 1920s. The event has recently gained attention\u200c due to a shift in leadership, as President\u2064 Biden&#8217;s reelection bid has been abandoned in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s endorsement.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">JB Pritzker declares Malort the &lsquo;unofficial shot&rsquo; of DNC in Chicago<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1732417\" 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) promoted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic National Convention<\/a> by endorsing the liquor Malort as the &ldquo;unofficial shot&rdquo; of the event, which is being held in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chicago<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p>The alcoholic beverage is commonly associated with Chicago, which was introduced to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/illinois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Illinois<\/a> city in the 1920s and <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/2023\/7\/8\/23787109\/malort-jeppsons-unlikely-rise-liquor-alcohol-wormwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>has ramped up in demand in recent years<\/a>. Ahead of the DNC, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">set<\/a> to begin on Monday, Pritzker gave his endorsement of Malort on X, reposting an interview he did with MSNBC host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jen-psaki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jen Psaki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You come to Chicago, every Chicagoan knows you gotta have a shot of Malort,&rdquo; Pritzker said in the clip on <em>Inside with Jen Psaki<\/em>. &ldquo;This is a liquor that Chicagoans take. I&rsquo;m not saying it&rsquo;s the best-tasting liquor; I&rsquo;m just saying that it&rsquo;s the one that if you want to prove your mettle, you gotta have a shot of Malort.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Excited to announce Malort as the unofficial shot of the Democratic National Convention. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l4o6Bw2ucn\">https:\/\/t.co\/l4o6Bw2ucn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JB Pritzker (@JBPritzker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBPritzker\/status\/1824979623899189278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Pritzker and Psaki are then seen taking their own shot of Malort, with Psaki describing the drink as having &ldquo;an after-effect.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-big-tech-and-media-actions-to-steal-the-election-heres-whats-going-on-in-pennsylvania-and-michigan\/\" title=\"Democrat, Big Tech and Media Actions to Steal the Election \u2013 Here\u2019s What\u2019s Going on in Pennsylvania and Michigan\">year&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s DNC saw a shake-up last month after President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> bowed out of his reelection bid, with Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> receiving his endorsement instead. Despite not staying in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-desantis-beats-trump-in-2024-straw-poll-at-top-conservative-summit\/\" title=\"BREAKING: DeSantis Beats Trump In 2024 Straw Poll At Top Conservative Summit\">2024 presidential race<\/a> against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, he will still serve as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/08\/18\/dnc-speaker-schedule-obama-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>one of the DNC&rsquo;s speakers<\/a>, with him and first lady Dr. Jill Biden set to speak on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Other speakers who will be featured include former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, and Harris&rsquo;s vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). Harris will accept the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-arizona-state-rep-issues-call-to-withhold-states-electoral-college-votes-to-joe-biden-due-to-significant-evidence-of-fraud\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Arizona State Rep Issues Call to Withhold State&#039;s Electoral College Votes to Joe Biden Due to Significant Evidence of Fraud\">party&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s nomination on Thursday night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The DNC is expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3124122\/dnc-protests-chicago-israel-hamas-war-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>receive thousands of protesters this year<\/a>, with protest organizers expecting between 30,000 and 40,000 to join the March on the DNC 2024. The protesters are expected to advocate for a variety of topics relevant to the 2024 election, including abortion access and opposition to the United States&rsquo;s support for Israel amid the conflict in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <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_1732417\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1732417\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-IL) has endorsed Malort as the &#8220;unofficial shot&#8221; of this year&#8217;s Democratic National Convention (DNC) taking place in Chicago. This liquor, which has strong ties to the city since its introduction in the 1920s, has seen a surge in popularity recently. In anticipation of the DNC starting on Monday, Pritzker shared his support for Malort on X by reposting an interview with MSNBC&#8217;s Jen Psaki. In the interview clip from Inside with Jen Psaki, he stated, &#8220;When you come to Chicago, every local knows you have to take a shot of Malort. I\u2019m not claiming it\u2019s the best-tasting drink; I\u2019m just saying that if you want to prove your toughness, you need to try it.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Pritzker and Psaki were later shown taking shots of Malort together, with Psaki commenting on its &#8220;after-effect.&#8221; The DNC experienced changes last month when President Joe Biden withdrew from his reelection campaign and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris instead. Although Biden is not running against former President Donald Trump in 2024, he will still speak at the convention alongside First Lady Dr. Jill Biden on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable speakers include former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, while Harris will accept her party&#8217;s nomination on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s DNC is expected to attract thousands of protesters; organizers anticipate between 30,000 and 40,000 participants for a March on the DNC 2024 event advocating various issues related to the upcoming election such as abortion rights and opposition to U.S. support for Israel amid ongoing conflicts in Gaza<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2326311,"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\/08\/JB-Pritzker-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38454,36745,38452,38453,32076],"class_list":["post-2326310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dnc-chicago","tag-jb-pritzker","tag-malort","tag-unofficial-shot","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/JB-Pritzker-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326310","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2326310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2326310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2326311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2326310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2326310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2326310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}