"Screenshot via ABC Illinois Governor and billionaire heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune JB Pritzker (D) won over a million dollars gambling in 2024, records released by his 2026 reelection campaign show. The $1.425 million in gambling winnings was accompanied by $4.2 million in capital gains, $3.9 million in dividends, and $800,000 in taxable interest. Altogether, the governor and prospective 2028 presidential candidate reported an adjusted gross income nearly amounting to $10.7 million, per the Chicago Sun-Times."
"A campaign spokesman explained that Pritzker had had winnings and losses from a casino in Las Vegas, but didn't elaborate any further. Pritzker has emerged as a national figure in the early days of President Donald Trump's second term, fighting with Trump and his allies over Texas's redistricting efforts, Illinois's own out-of-whack congressional map, immigration enforcement, and the administration's plan to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago."
"Last week, Trump even threatened to imprison Pritzker, writing in a Truth Social post that Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers. Governor Pritzker also. Six people were killed, and 24 people were shot, in Chicago last weekend, and JB Pritzker, the weak and pathetic Governor of Illinois, just said that he doesn't need help in preventing CRIME, declared Trump wrote in another Truth Social post last month. He is CRAZY!!! He better straighten it out, FAST, or we're coming!"
JB Pritzker reported $1.425 million in gambling winnings in 2024, along with $4.2 million in capital gains, $3.9 million in dividends, and $800,000 in taxable interest. The combined adjusted gross income approached $10.7 million for the year. A campaign spokesman said Pritzker experienced both winnings and losses at a Las Vegas casino but provided no additional detail. Pritzker has been publicly engaged with President Donald Trump and his allies over redistricting, Illinois's congressional map, immigration enforcement, and a proposed National Guard deployment to Chicago. Trump criticized and threatened Pritzker on Truth Social while citing recent Chicago violence.
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