Trump, Illinois governor spar during call over get-tough talk

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A conversation during which President Donald Trump urged U.S. state governors to crack down on nationwide protests became testy on Monday when ...

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Near the end of the nearly hour-long call, Pritzker, a Democrat, challenged the Republican president. "I don’t like your rhetoric much either," Trump replied, adding that Floyd's death was"horrible" and that he had spoken of it"with great compassion."Asked about it later, Pritzker said he decided to take Trump to task after other governors failed to"call it out."

 

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