Will County Gazette

Pat Brady believes that regardless of how anyone feels about the U.S. presidential election results, the public must accept the nation’s democratic process and give Donald Trump the opportunity to lead.

Brady is a former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party but also an outspoken critic of Trump. Brady wants people to remember that while criticism is acceptable in a democracy, there is also a responsibility to approach such shifting political winds with a positive attitude.

In a recent interview with Bloomington radio station WJBC, Brady told host Scott Laughlin that he wholly grasps the sense of despair among those protesting Trump’s victory.

“I’m not going to stop criticizing anybody that I don’t think is doing the right thing public policy-wise that’s been elected to office,” Brady told Laughlin. “That’s almost our obligation, but it’s also our obligation to not root against the country. I want to give the guy a chance to govern, and I think we all need to do that.”

Brady said Trump should take a unifying approach to his presidency rather than focus on a divisive issue such as immigration.

“(What) the country might need is a big infrastructure project that can appeal to both sides of the aisle,” Brady said. “Get a win on the board with something that makes sense, and then try to deal with the other issues as you can.”