The Illinois governor and heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune poked fun at Trump in his convention speech.

by Shia Kapos

08/20/2024, 9:57pm ET

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker pitched his administrative successes, took digs at Donald Trump and gave a shout-out to Illinois’ “presidential pedigree,” in a classic convention speech that celebrated Kamala Harris, who spent part of her youth in the state.

“We claim her, too,” Pritzker said after ticking off Abraham Lincoln (though a Republican) and Barack Obama as other presidents from Illinois.

In one of the biggest applause lines, Pritzker poked fun at Trump.

“Donald Trump thinks we should trust him on the economy because he claims to be very rich,” said Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune. “Take it from an actual billionaire, Trump is rich in only one thing: stupidity.”

In his pivot to Harris, Pritzker said, “It’s time we stop expecting women to clean up messes without the authority and the title to match the job. Vice President was a good title for Kamala Harris. You know an even better one? President.”