meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

Extended Interview: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

CBS News

Cbs, News Commentary, Tv & Film, Politics, News

3.81K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Illinois governor JB Pritzker spoke with CBS' Ed O’Keefe to discuss the latest potential law enforcement developments in his state.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

What I told people, I was making a podcast about Benghazi.

0:04.1

Nine times out of ten, they called me a masochist, rolled their eyes, or just asked, why?

0:10.7

Benghazi, the truth became a web of lies.

0:14.6

From prologue projects and Pushkin Industries, this is fiasco, Benghazi.

0:20.1

What difference at this point does it make?

0:23.9

Yeah, that's right. Lock her up.

0:26.0

Listen to Fiasco, Benghazi, wherever you get your podcasts.

0:30.2

Hi, this is Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, Senior White House and Political Correspondent.

0:33.9

Last week, I traveled to Chicago to speak with Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. Here's our extended conversation.

0:40.3

Governor Pritzker, thank you for doing this.

0:43.3

I want to start with the fact that we've now learned the Trump administration's preparing to launch what they call major immigration enforcement

0:50.3

here in Chicago in the coming days.

0:52.3

The Homeland Security Secretary on Friday suggested,

0:56.2

quote, we're going to use L.A. as an example. So that mix of federal agents deploying with the

1:02.2

assistance of National Guard troops potentially to protect them and federal property,

1:06.9

what's your response to those apparent plans? Well, they've been here before, ICE has, scaring the communities across the city of Chicago.

1:17.6

Frankly, right here in Little Village, businesses had to close, people had to stay home.

1:24.6

People who are U.S. citizens, by by the way because they're afraid of being

1:28.1

snatched off the streets and disappeared by people wearing masks and throwing them into

1:32.5

vans so the people of Chicago know what this looks like and are prepared we hope

1:40.1

that they don't send any troops along with ICE. And if they do, they'll be in court

1:48.4

pretty quickly because that is illegal. Pasi comitatis does not allow U.S. troops into U.S.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CBS News, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of CBS News and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.