Pritzker says Trump ‘not in good shape’ after National Guard threats: ‘Takes one to know one’
The article reports on Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s response to President Donald Trump’s personal attacks, notably regarding Pritzker’s weight. During a press conference discussing the potential deployment of the National Guard to Chicago amid crime concerns, Trump criticized Pritzker’s fitness, telling him to “spend more time at the gym.” Pritzker shrugged off the insult, retorting that Trump himself is “not in good shape” and described Trump’s attacks as childish bullying that reflects more about Trump than Pritzker. The tension between the two has been ongoing, with Trump previously mocking Pritzker on social media. Trump has also considered sending the National Guard to Chicago as part of a broader crime crackdown following deployments in Washington, D.C.
Pritzker says Trump ‘not in good shape’ after National Guard threats: ‘Takes one to know one’
Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) hit back at President Donald Trump over the latter’s insults, arguing that both were out of shape.
At a Monday press conference, Trump laid into Pritzker again when the topic of a possible deployment of the National Guard to Chicago came up. The president targeted his weight, saying he should “spend more time at the gym.” Pritzker shrugged off the attack when speaking to reporters later in the day, boasting that he lives “rent-free” in Trump’s head.
“From my perspective, it takes one to know one on the weight question. The president himself is not in good shape. He ought to respond to that from me,” the governor said.
“I would say also that his personal attacks on me are just evidence of a guy who’s still living in fifth grade,” he added. “He’s the kind of bully that throws invectives at people, because he knows that what he’s saying is actually commentary on himself.”
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Pritzker has long been a target of Trump’s derision, with the president’s attacks often incorporating the governor’s weight. In a June 2024 Truth Social post, Trump derided Pritzker as the “Rotund Governor” who “makes Chris Christie look like a male model.”
Trump has mulled sending the National Guard to Chicago after its deployment to Washington, D.C., as part of a wider crackdown on crime.
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