JB Pritzker Slams Trump, Darren Bailey Over Healthcare Policies: 'Have Some Unscientific Ideological Opposition to Life-Saving Vaccines...'
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) criticized President Donald Trump and Former State Representative Darren Bailey over their healthcare policies, arguing that opposition to life-saving vaccines and restrictions on medical procedures could put lives at risk.
Pritzker Calls Healthcare Policies ‘Cruel‘
On Sunday, Pritzker shared a video on X criticizing Trump and Bailey, arguing that their healthcare policies were not about improving efficiency but about the potential consequences for public health.
"Donald Trump and Darren Bailey’s healthcare policies aren’t about efficiency. They’re cruel," he wrote.
In a video accompanying the post, Pritzker said, "Someone needs to tell Trump and Bailey, killing off your own citizens isn’t efficient. It’s just cruel."
He also criticized opposition to vaccination, saying, "Allowing people to die of measles because you have some unscientific ideological opposition to life-saving vaccines isn’t efficient."
Pritzker Warns About Abortion Restrictions
Pritzker also raised concerns about abortion restrictions and their potential impact on emergency medical care.
"Letting women die of sepsis because routine medical procedures are now illegal isn’t efficient. It is cruel," he said.
Trump Administration’s Vaccine Controversy
Earlier this month, author Stephen King criticized White House press secretary Katie Zacharia over past social media posts involving vaccines, the 2020 election and Trump’s eligibility for a third term.
Last month, FDA nominee Dr. Heidi Overton affirmed that the MMR vaccine was "safe and effective" but declined to directly challenge Trump’s claims about vaccines and Tylenol causing autism.
In August, Trump signed an executive order narrowing routine childhood vaccine recommendations to 11 core vaccines and calling for separate MMR shots when available.
Merck defended its combined vaccine, citing decades of use and a lack of published evidence that splitting it offered benefits.
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