In his strongest public comments to date about his future political plans, Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday he won’t rule out seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2028 even while he seeks reelection to a third term as Illinois’ chief executive next year.
Pritzker, appearing on NBC’s “ Meet The Press ,” also contended that a Republican-backed remap of Texas’ congressional districts — which sent more than 30 of that state’s House Democrats to Illinois to block the move — would be “unconstitutional” for violating federal voting protections for racial and ethnic voters.
Pritzker, who announced his bid for a third term as governor in June , has not explicitly said he is seeking the presidency. But he has had several speaking engagements in front of Democrats across the countr