Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday shared fresh criticism of President Trump, calling for an apology from key ally Elon Musk for a controversial hand gesture at an inauguration rally, and accusing the White House of keeping Illinois in the dark on any plans for migrant deportations.
Most notably, the governor said, despite the president's executive order seeking to end it, birthright citizenship will remain the law in Illinois.
"That's unconstitutional what he issued, the executive order, and we will not follow an unconstitutional executive order, and we will follow the law in this state," Pritzker said.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit – alongside Democratic attorneys general from Arizona, Oregon, and Washington – seeking to invalidate Mr. Trump's order.
As for Trump's decision to pardon nearly all of the 1,500 people charged or convicted of crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol, Pritzker said it reflects an about-face for the Republican party.
"What used to be the party of law and order is now the party of chaos and disorder, and that stands against law enforcement. The people who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6 were attacking law enforcement, because that's who was there guarding the Capitol," Pritzker said.