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Illinois Gov Says Trump Partly to Blame for COVID-19 Spike

October 19, 2020

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FILE - In this April 23, 2020, file photo, Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the Thompson Center in Chicago. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

FILE - In this April 23, 2020, file photo, Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the Thompson Center in Chicago. (Tyler LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)

CHICAGO — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says President Donald Trump and his allies in Illinois are partly to blame for a surge in coronavirus cases in the state.

Pritzker spoke on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday, the same day health officials announced 4,245 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 22 deaths.

Pritzker says Trump is “modeling bad behavior” by often not wearing a mask in public and hosting rallies where it’s not encouraged. The first-term Democrat says Trump’s local allies are encouraging people not to follow COVID-19 restrictions. Illinois set a new record-high for cases on Friday.

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