Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is not who you might picture when you think of a leading

progressive governor. He's an actual billionaire after all, but he's also the son of an activist,

and grew up learning to speak up for the most vulnerable

among us. And he's not afraid to speak frankly about Democrats' failure to connect with working

people across the country. Yes, the system is rigged against the most vulnerable and working class.

And so, yeah, frankly, I'm a Democrat in part because we're the ones who fight hardest for those people.

We are the ones who fight hardest against the rigged system.

Now, Donald Trump has flipped it on its head, and Democrats haven't reacted well to it.

He's worried about how bad it's going to get for working people and whether or not Democrats are ready for the fight.

This is The Blueprint with Jen Saki.

I've interviewed Governor Pritzker a few times, and one of the things that has always struck me is how fearless he is in talking about progressive policy issues like raising the minimum wage,

dealing with a rig system, and doing more to address economic inequality.

And in this moment, he was pretty direct in the risk he believes in unelected Elon Musk poses.

The governor joined me last week to remind Democrats to revive a core principle of making things

just a little bit easier for everyday Americans,

but not before we reminisce about our shared love of a Chicago icon.

Governor Pritzker, it's great to see you.

Great to see you.

Great to be with you.

There's so much I want to talk to you about.

You have been quite vocal, as per usual, and you have a lot of thoughts, I know.

But I do have to start with one thing, because I came in today.

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