The billionaire governor taking on Trump

迎战特朗普的亿万富翁州长

Today, Explained

2026-02-14

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JB Pritzker of Illinois has a playbook for fighting back against the Trump administration — and he says it's working. This episode was produced by Jesse Ash, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker joins demonstrators during a "No Kings" protest in Chicago. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. You can also watch this episode on video at youtube.com/vox. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • This week, on Today Explained Saturday, I sit down with Illinois Governor J.B.

  • Pritzker, a billionaire, one of the most vocal Democratic governors in the country right now,

  • and some of the Trump administration clearly has on its mind.

  • We talked about his fight against ICE operations in his state,

  • but they'll do

  • if Trump actually invokes the Insurrection Act and deploys troops ahead of the midterm elections.

  • And where do Democrats go from here?

  • Because let's be real, the party is still searching for answers.

  • And yes, I asked him the obvious question, too.

  • Are you going to run for president?

  • You'll want to hear what he has to say.

  • So let's dig into it.

  • Governor Pritzker, thank you for joining us.

  • Great to be with you instead.

  • I want to dig into everything from kind of the way Illinois has led on pushing back against the Trump administration,