Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he has received many more threats since last week’s killing of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, a symptom of escalating tensions at “a moment when Americans must come together and say clearly that threats and political violence are not the answer.”

That’s the message that President Donald Trump should be sending, but “instead, he actively fans the flames of division,” Pritzker claimed during a Loop news conference.

“Political violence has increased substantially against both Republicans and Democrats. Democracy is designed precisely to avoid political violence, and it’s now incumbent upon leaders of all stripes to work together to stop it. Most especially, this should come from the top,” Pritzker said. “Yet with each new crisis in recent years, we ar

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