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JB Pritzker: “I abandoned AIPAC more than a dozen years ago.”

Featuring: JB Pritzker, Democratic | Governor of Illinois

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Published March 14, 2026 | Video Starts at 54:18

You said it sends the right kind of message. And it made me wonder if you're undergoing a sort of personal evolution on this issue. Well, I abandoned AIPAC more than a dozen years ago. It was an organization that had at one time been a bipartisan in nature and really all about preserving a strong relationship between the United States and Israel. (54:18–54:22)

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