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Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was swiftly fact-checked by conservatives on social media for claiming he “never called Republicans ‘Nazis’” as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle traded barbs on heightened political rhetoric following the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

“That is completely false. I have never called Republicans ‘Nazis,’” Pritzker said Monday while fielding questions from the media during a press conference where the Democratic state leader accused President Donald Trump of “actively fanning the flames of division” following Kirk’s Wednesday murder.

Pritzker, who has condemned Kirk’s shocking assassination as “horrifying,” came under fire earlier in September when he claimed the “president’s rhetoric often foments” politi

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