{"id":2485049,"date":"2025-09-10T22:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T02:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jb-pritzker-blames-trump-for-rise-in-political-violence-following-charlie-kirks-death\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T22:09:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T02:09:05","slug":"jb-pritzker-blames-trump-for-rise-in-political-violence-following-charlie-kirks-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jb-pritzker-blames-trump-for-rise-in-political-violence-following-charlie-kirks-death\/","title":{"rendered":"JB Pritzker Blames Trump for Rise in &#8216;Political Violence&#8217; Following Charlie Kirk&#8217;s Death"},"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\">26<\/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-blames-trump-for-rise-in-political-violence-following-charlie-kirks-death%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=2485049&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 expressed sympathy for the family of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-opens-fire-at-church-christmas-concert-police-rush-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Gunman Opens Fire at Church Christmas Concert, Police Rush To Intervene\">fatally shot<\/a> at an event in Utah.Though, Pritzker quickly attributed the incident to an increase in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccabe-says-trumps-message-demanding-peace-and-denouncing-violence-is-actually-coded-language-and-a-dog-whistle-to-his-base-to-fight-video\/\" title=\"McCabe Says Trump\u2019s Message Demanding Peace and Denouncing Violence is Actually \u201cCoded Language\u201d and a \u201cDog Whistle\u201d to His Base to Fight (VIDEO)\">political violence<\/a> in the United States, which he claimed is being fueled by rhetoric from former President Donald Trump and others. Pritzker also referenced the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot as an example of escalating political unrest. In response, Trump called for prayers for Kirk and praised him as a great and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >beloved youth leader<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Illinois Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker couldn&rsquo;t even wait 24 hours to blame President Donald Trump for an escalation in political violence following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>He extended &ldquo;sympathy&rdquo; to Kirk and his family on Wednesday before saying, &ldquo;Obviously, he&rsquo;d become a target for somebody. I don&rsquo;t know whether it&rsquo;s political violence because I don&rsquo;t know who did it. I know they seem to have somebody in custody.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But I will say that political violence, unfortunately, has been ratcheting up in this country,&rdquo; Pritzker added.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed political violence is being stoked by people like Trump and used the tragedy to score political points against him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would just say it&rsquo;s got to stop, and I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;I think the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s rhetoric often foments it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1965875943614066720?\">September 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The far<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-republicans-pass-transgender-sports-ban-despite-democrat-governor-veto-threat\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania Republicans Pass Transgender Sports Ban Despite Democrat Governor Veto Threat\">-left governor<\/a> also blamed those involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, incursion at the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen the Jan. 6 rioters, who clearly have tripped a new era of political violence,&rdquo; Pritzker concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk, who was a political commentor and the founder of Turning Point USA, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-charlie-kirk-dead-age-31-shot-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fatally shot<\/a> in the neck during an event at Utah Valley University.<\/p>\n<p>He later succumbed to his wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Trump asked the nation to pray for Kirk and later called him &ldquo;great, and even Legendary,&rdquo; when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-calls-nationwide-prayer-charlie-kirk-must-pray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirming<\/a> his passing on .<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie,&rdquo; the commander-in-chief wrote. &ldquo;He was loved and admired by ALL, especially me, and now, he is no longer with us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump added, &ldquo;Melania and my Sympathies go out to his beautiful wife Erika, and family. 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Pritzker wasted no time-within 24 hours-blaming President Donald Trump for the rise in political violence after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was murdered. While expressing his condolences to Kirk&#8217;s family on Wednesday, Pritzker remarked, &#8220;Obviously, he&#8217;d become a target for somebody. I don&#8217;t know whether it&#8217;s political violence because I don&#8217;t know who did it.&#8221; He added that political violence has been increasing in the country and suggested that figures like Trump are fueling this tension. Using the tragedy to criticize Trump, Pritzker said, &#8220;I would just say it&#8217;s got to stop, and I think there are people who are fomenting it in this country. 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