JB Pritzker Fires Back at Trump’s "Demented" Attacks on Chicago | Pivot

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

November 14, 2025

Duration

31m

Channel

Pivot

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

It’s the latest stop on the Pivot Tour — Chicago! Kara and Scott sit down with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker live at @ChicagoTheatreMSG. Pritzker talks about how Illinois has handled the immigration crackdown, and calls out Trump’s “demented” posts about Chicago. He also calls out the Democrats who backed the GOP funding bill. Plus, is he planning a presidential run anytime soon? Find out what he told Kara and Scott. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 4:03 Welcome 4:45 Epstein Emails 5:13 Trump’s Crackdown on Chicago 11:37 Why Come to Chicago? 14:43 “Demented” Trump 19:13 Redistricting War 20:28 Should Democrats Have Voted to End the Shutdown? 24:15 Chicago Quantum Computing 25:40 Will Pritzker Run for President? #pivot #podcast #chicago #illinois #jbpritzker #trump #immigratin #redistricting #democrats #quantumcomputing Producers: Lara Naaman Zoë Marcus Taylor Griffin Video Editor: Manolo Moreno Vox Media's Executive Producer of Podcasts: Nishat Kurwa Subscribe to Pivot on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot/id1073226719 Subscribe to Pivot on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4MU3RFGELZxPT9XHVwTNPR Follow us on Instagram and Threads at: https://www.instagram.com/pivotpodcastofficial/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PIVOTPODCAST Send us your questions by calling us at 855-51-PIVOT, or email pivot@voxmedia.com

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Scott Galloway

  host

• Narrator

  other

• Kara Swisher

  host

• JB Pritzker

  guest

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Pivot, featuring Scott Galloway and Narrator, JB Pritzker Fires Back at Trump’s "Demented" Attacks on Chicago | Pivot explores pritzker Defends Chicago, Slams Trump, and Floats Big Progressive Ideas In a live Pivot taping from Chicago, Governor J.B. Pritzker joins Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway to discuss federal immigration enforcement, Chicago’s reputation, and national politics. He praises Chicago residents for resisting ICE and CBP operations and criticizes the Trump administration for secrecy, illegality, and racial profiling. Pritzker pushes back hard on Trump’s depiction of Chicago as crime-ridden and “failed,” arguing instead that the city and state are economically vibrant and on the rise. The conversation broadens into redistricting battles, Democratic strategy on the government shutdown, Illinois’ push to lead in quantum computing, and Pritzker’s positions on national policy issues that hint at presidential ambitions.

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