Rod Blagojevich Quotes
We have to be sure [students] understand that racial, national, ethnic, and religious hatred can lead to horrible tragedies.
Blagojevich, Rod. "Gov. Blagojevich Signs Law Requiring Genocide Education in Illinois Schools." Illinois Government News Network, 5 Aug. 2005.
The girl to which he was referring was President Donald Trump's daughter who married a Jewish man and converted to Judiasm.
The Black campaign staffer was asked if he was anti-Semitic.
Rod Blagojevich, often referred to by his nickname "Blago", is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to his 2009 impeachment following charges of public corruption for which he was later sentenced to federal prison. A member of the Democratic Party, Blagojevich previously worked in both the state and federal legislatures. He served as an Illinois State Representative from 1993 to 1997, and the U.S. Representative from Illinois’s 5th District from 1997 to 2003.