Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday once again likened the Trump administration to an authoritarian regime, and urged Americans to stand up for free speech and democracy after ABC pulled comedian Jimmy Kimmel off air over his Charlie Kirk comments amid pressure from the Federal Communications Commission.

Appearing on MSNBC’s “The Briefing with Jen Psaki, ” the Democratic governor accused President Donald Trump of following an authoritarian playbook by silencing his opponents and urged Americans to “write letters, write e-mails, post online, speak up [and] protest” ABC’s decision.

“Authoritarians want control. And every time they get someone to act in an appeasing fashion, they make one step toward control. And they will silence that group, move on to the next one,” Pritzker said. “ And we’re s

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