Illinois governor swipes at DeSantis with 'demagogue' claim

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker took several thinly-veiled shots at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during his state of the state address Wednesday, condemning "demagogues" who are trying to "ban books."

These were clear references to DeSantis, whose administration rejected an AP course in African American studies that included reparations, Black Lives Matter and queer studies as topics in its pilot program – though those topics were removed from the final version.  Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.

DeSantis has called the course "historically inaccurate," while the College Board accused the Florida Department of Education of "slander" in their back-and-forth. DeSantis also championed a Parental Rights in Education law that removed sexual orientation and gender identity content from grades K-3 in Florida's schools, which critics misleadingly labeled the "Don't Say Gay" law.