Pritzker responds to Trump's weight comments: ‘It takes one to know one’
Share and Follow


Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Monday that personal attacks from President Trump “are just evidence of a guy who’s still living in fifth grade” after Trump recently commented on Pritzker’s weight.

“It takes one to know one on the weight question,” Pritzker said Monday. “And the president, of course, himself, is not in good shape. So, he ought to respond to that from me.”

“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.”

Trump said Monday in the Oval Office that the Illinois governor “ought to spend more time in the gym, actually.”

The president has a history of going after Pritzker for his weight. During a 2024 Ohio campaign rally, he accused Pritzker of being “too busy eating” to lead his state.

“He wants to eat all the time,” the president said, with laughs in response.

Pritzker on Saturday accused Trump of “abusing his power” following a reported plan to send National Guard troops to Chicago, a move that would follow similar action in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

“The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention,” Pritzker said in a thread on the social platform X late Saturday.

The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.

Share and Follow
You May Also Like

Emmanuel Haro’s mom breaks silence from jail with bold claim about missing boy days after both parents’ murder arrest

THE mother of missing baby Emmanuel Haro has broken her silence from…

Brit drugs mule Kim Hall who smuggled £15m haul of cocaine & faced 60yrs in US jail ‘may be home in just 12 months’

A BRITISH woman who was facing 60 years in prison in America…

Trump Advocates for Roger Clemens to Enter the Baseball Hall of Fame Immediately!

The Hall of Fame candidacy of MLB great Roger Clemens has just…

Speaker Johnson says Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize for DC police takeover

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Monday said President Trump deserves the Nobel…

‘Disgusting’ twist in Menendez brothers saga after new audio emerges in their battle for freedom over parent killings

NEW audio from convicted killer Erik Menendez’s parole hearing has uncovered details…

Lawyer Todd Blanche Presents Proposal Agreement to Ghislaine Maxwell, Convicted of Sex Trafficking

He says the government can protect her. Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty…

Abrego Garcia sues to block deportation to Uganda

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported but returned to the U.S., on…

Helicopter crash kills 3 and leaves 1 seriously injured after ‘spiralling’ to ground during horror flying lesson smash

THREE people have died and one person remains in a serious condition…