By Greg Bishop | The Center Square
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is responding to questions about a hot mic comment this week where he said of the presidential race, “I don’t like where we are.”
Every appearance Pritzker has in front of the media this week, he’s been peppered with questions about President Joe Biden’s physical and mental fitness to serve. Biden’s fitness to serve as president has been the major national political story since his poor debate performance late last month. Some are looking to a Biden news conference later in the day Thursday as a make or break moment.
On a hot mic NBC Chicago captured Wednesday, Pritzker is overheard talking with someone after a news event.
“I mean, we’re just gonna keep fighting, I don’t know what to say, you know, I gotta, gotta do what we have to do,” Pritzker said. “I don’t like where we are, but.”
Thursday at an unrelated event in the Metro East St. Louis area, he clarified what he meant.
“Well, all I was referring to is I don’t like the polls, right,” Pritzker told reporters. “Joe Biden is behind a couple of points nationally. I think we should be doing a lot better.”
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