During the White House’s annual turkey‑pardoning ceremony, President Trump seized the moment to launch a critique of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, calling his spread a “big, fat slob.” He also took aim at Chicago’s mayor, accusing the city officials of incompetence and of failing to enlist federal forces to tackle spiraling crime. Trump referenced a recent deadly train attack in Chicago and urged the governor to step up, saying, “please make Chicago safe.” The remarks followed a brief crossover gag that the president had made months earlier about the governor’s size. Throughout his speech, Trump blended political attack with self‑mocking humor, joking that he might slim down a bit himself “on the way to Thanksgiving.” Pritzker’s quick retort—“It takes one to know one on the weight question”—signaled that the skirmish over personal criticism was far from over.
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