Republican gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin slammed Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s handling of a COVID-19 outbreak at a state-run veterans’ home and repeatedly avoided questions about whether he voted for Donald Trump and his stance on Roe v. Wade.
to coronavirus cases at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home. The report found IDPH took nearly 12 days to visit the home despite getting regular updates on the outbreak, which eventually claimed 36 lives.
Pritzker responded to the report last week by saying he fired the head of the state’s veterans’ affairs agency when he learned of the situation, and slammed Republican politicians who he said were spreading lies about COVID-19 mitigation efforts amid the outbreak. “I’m pro-life, but as it concerns that leaked draft document, until we get the final decision from the Supreme Court, I think it’s irresponsible for us to hypothesize and speculate on what the outcome will be,” Irvin said.
“I can’t talk about Mitch McConnell … I’m running for governor of the state of Illinois. I’m not talking about what the federal government’s going to do,” Irvin said, before pivoting to criticize Pritzker’sAsked whether there were any exceptions to his anti-abortion stance, Irvin said he favors allowing them in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is at risk.
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