On whether he voted for former president Donald Trump and whether he’d support another Trump presidential run, Richard Irvin said, “That’s exactly what J.B. Pritzker wants you to be talking about.”
On whether he supports a federal ban on abortion, Irvin said, "You know, I’m running for governor of the state of Illinois. I’m not talking about what the federal government’s going to do."that could signal the overturning of Roe v. Wade’s protection of abortion rights, Irvin said, "I think it’s irresponsible for us to hypothesize and speculate on what the outcome will be."
Democrats and GOP primary rivals have accused Irvin of hiding. His campaign counters that he’s busy running Aurora, the second largest city in the state.Irvin’s campaign for governor — funded by hedge-fund billionaire Ken Griffin — largely involves millions of dollars in television ads and mailers carefully constructing an image of a crime-busting, anti-corruption mayor.
"I’ve been pro-life my entire political career," Irvin said in response to a question about having in the past voted in Democratic primaries. Irvin used Monday’s news conference to throw in some digs at Bailey and Sullivan, even as he dodged reporter’s question about whether the strategy wasn’t "just a bit disingenuous" when Irvin himself has voted in Democratic primaries in the past and refuses to say whether he voted for Trump.
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