Senate President Don Harmon issued the following statement after a man visited Gov. JB Pritzker's house to post threatening images and language on social media:
"Even as people across the nation call for an end to hateful rhetoric and for a calmer, more reasonable version of political discourse, yesterday a man went to the governor’s home to threaten him and make online posts inciting violence. That is never OK.
Violence is not the answer to any of our societal, governmental or political problems. I do not want to live in a country or state where people fear for their safety due to the office they hold, or where anyone fears a violent response to their words or beliefs.
If you – like I do – want things to be better, it begins with rejecting this brand of hate speech, calling it out and committing ourselves to being better."
