In comments to reporters Monday, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller slammed Pritzker’s calls for protests. “His comments, if nothing else, could be construed as inciting violence,” Miller said when asked if the Justice Department would “take action” against the governor.

These Republicans cannot know a moment of peace,” the Illinois governor said in a fiery speech at a Democratic fundraiser.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, called for mass protests during a speech in New Hampshire on Sunday. The governor declared that President Donald Trump and the individuals "he has elevated" are "an affront to every value this country was founded upon.