{"id":2478730,"date":"2025-08-25T19:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzker-says-trump-not-in-good-shape-after-national-guard-threats-takes-one-to-know-one\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T19:34:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:34:50","slug":"pritzker-says-trump-not-in-good-shape-after-national-guard-threats-takes-one-to-know-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pritzker-says-trump-not-in-good-shape-after-national-guard-threats-takes-one-to-know-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Pritzker says Trump &#8216;not in good shape&#8217; after National Guard threats: &#8216;Takes one to know one&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpritzker-says-trump-not-in-good-shape-after-national-guard-threats-takes-one-to-know-one%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2478730&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports on Illinois Governor JB Pritzker&#8217;s response to President Donald Trump&#8217;s personal attacks, notably regarding Pritzker&#8217;s weight. During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-screams-at-cnn-reporter-who-questioned-him-youre-in-the-wrong-business\/\" title=\"WATCH: Biden Screams At CNN Reporter Who Questioned Him: \u2018You\u2019re In The Wrong Business\u2019\">press conference discussing<\/a> the potential deployment of the National Guard to Chicago amid crime concerns, Trump criticized Pritzker&#8217;s fitness, telling him to &#8220;spend more time at the gym.&#8221; Pritzker shrugged off the insult, retorting that Trump himself is &#8220;not in good shape&#8221; and described Trump&#8217;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. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pritzker says Trump &lsquo;not in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >good shape&#038;rsquo<\/a>; after National Guard threats: &lsquo;Takes one to know one&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2212310\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jb-pritzker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JB Pritzker<\/a> (D-IL) hit back at President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> over the latter&rsquo;s insults, arguing that both were out of shape.<\/p>\n<p>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 &ldquo;spend more time at the gym.&rdquo; Pritzker shrugged off the attack when speaking to reporters later in the day, boasting that he lives &ldquo;rent-free&rdquo; in Trump&rsquo;s head.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3781380\/florida-lieutenant-governor-rejects-leniency-illegal-immigrant-florida-crash-petitions\/\">Florida lieutenant governor rejects leniency for illegal trucker after 2.8 million petition signatures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3781233\/jeanine-pirro-12-days-no-homicides-trump-dc-crime-crackdown\/\">Jeanine Pirro celebrates 12 days of no homicides after Trump DC crime crackdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3780579\/kilmar-abrego-garcia-ice-custody-deportation-pending\/\">Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody with deportation pending<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) speaks during a news conference in Chicago at River Point Park on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo\/Nam Y. Huh)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; the governor said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I would say also that his personal attacks on me are just evidence of a guy who&rsquo;s still living in fifth grade,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s the kind of bully that throws invectives at people, because he knows that what he&rsquo;s saying is actually commentary on himself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3781294\/donald-trump-want-to-be-appreciated-national-guard-crime-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP: &lsquo;I REALLY WANT TO BE APPRECIATED&rsquo; FOR NATIONAL GUARD CRIME CRACKDOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pritzker has long been a target of Trump&rsquo;s derision, with the president&rsquo;s attacks often incorporating the governor&rsquo;s weight. In a June 2024 Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1802345352823275776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a>, Trump derided Pritzker as the &ldquo;Rotund Governor&rdquo; who &ldquo;makes Chris Christie look like a male model.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has mulled sending the National Guard to Chicago after its deployment to Washington, D.C., as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-kills-hong-kong-pro-democracy-newspaper\/\" title=\"China Kills Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Newspaper\">wider crackdown<\/a> on crime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pritzker fires back at Trump: &#8216;Takes one to know one&#8217; on shape<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2478731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-collage-j6rvqd330-1756162138499.jpg?1756147828&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37479,20657,4855,3634],"class_list":["post-2478730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-national-guard","tag-pritzker","tag-threats","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-collage-j6rvqd330-1756162138499.jpg?1756147828&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2478730"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2478734,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2478730\/revisions\/2478734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2478731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2478730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2478730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2478730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}