"His wife, M. K. Pritzker, oversaw a major redecoration of the 16-room, Italian-style manor after her husband was first elected, in 2018. The governor raves about the job she did. But does it have a ballroom? I asked. Pritzker declared this to be a "funny question." No, he told me, although there is a "large gathering place." "Do we call it the ballroom?" he wondered, in the general direction of an aide. She shrugged."
"My opening question felt timely, given that Pritzker's main political nemesis of late has embarked on building a ballroom at his own official residence, a process that began with the shocking demolition of the White House's East Wing. In the scheme of things, this landmark leveling was a small, if highly symbolic, step on the path of havoc that Trump has blazed across much of the federal government and blue America."
J. B. Pritzker lives part-time in the 16-room, Italian-style governor's mansion in Springfield, which his wife M. K. Pritzker redecorated after his 2018 election. The residence lacks a formal ballroom but includes a large gathering space commonly referred to as the ballroom. Pritzker's political conflict with Donald Trump has included symbolic and practical confrontations, including Trump's demolition of the White House's East Wing to build a ballroom. Federal immigration agents executed conspicuous raids in the Chicago area, which Pritzker said involved stopping people "because of their brown skin." Trump attempted to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, but a judge blocked the deployment pending legal review.
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