Pritzker says Trump ‘not in good shape’ after National Guard threats: ‘Takes one to know one’

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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.

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