CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is defending his profane language, telling a Chicago teachers union President Donald Trump can "f*** all the way off" during a speech last month.

“Books are being banned. History is being erased. Republicans want to take billions away from public schools and pump it into private institutions. They want to punish teachers for telling the truth. They want to criminalize educators for supporting LGBTQ students. They want to turn classrooms into cultural war battlegrounds," Pritzker began.

“I’m sorry to be vulgar, but Donald Trump and his cronies can f*** all the way off,” Pritzker said, causing a standing ovation from the audience at the Illinois Federation of Teachers gathered in Rosemont on October 19th.

Video of the speech has spread on s

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