Ep. 297 - Gov. J.B. Pritzker

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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J.B. Pritzker, governor-elect of Illinois, joins David to discuss the unique challenges facing the state and his priorities moving forward, what surprised him upon meeting Donald Trump during the December governors meeting, and – despite his family’s storied wealth – the poignant series of events that struck the Pritzker clan when J.B. was young. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles, with your
0:12.5	host, David Axelrod.
0:16.3	Here's the good news for JB Pritzker.
0:18.6	After a 22-month campaign, he was elected Governor of Illinois in November.
0:23.6	And here's the bad news.
0:24.7	He was elected Governor of Illinois in November.
0:27.6	And there are a boatload of problems that he's going to face when he is inaugurated in
0:31.8	a few days.
0:32.8	I sat down with JB at the end of the year in Chicago to talk about his plans for Illinois,
0:38.5	but also about his extraordinary journey as part of one of America's most prominent business
0:44.2	families, as a very successful entrepreneur, especially in the tech space, but also as
0:51.1	someone who has experienced enormous tragedy and loss and bounced back from it.
0:56.4	Here's that conversation.
1:00.3	JB Pritzker, really great to see you.
1:04.6	You look remarkably well for a guy who's about to take on the duties of Governor of Illinois
1:09.8	with all of the challenges that that encompasses.
1:14.5	But we'll get to all of those.
1:16.2	But happy holidays, good to be with you.
1:18.5	Thank you, happy holidays.
1:19.5	We should 22 months of campaign and winning actually is energizing.
1:24.2	Yeah.
1:25.2	You look remarkably good.
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