Pritzker has been asked about his political future for years — and he’s always vowed Illinois was his first priority. But pressed by host Kristen Welker on whether he would completely rule out a presidential run,

NBC's Kristen Welker asked Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker about running for president in 2028, during an interview on "Meet the Press." Most of the interview was about Pritzker hosting Texas Democrats who are on the lam to delay a GOP effort to redraw the state's congressional districts before next year's midterms.

On NBC's "Meet the Press," Kristen Welker asked Pritzker if he would rule out a run for president in 2028. "I'm focused on running for reelection as governor of the State of Illinois," Pritzker said. "Everything that I do really is focused on lifting up the people of my state."