JB Pritzker says Trump is ‘not in good shape’ as president weighs sending troops into Chicago against local wishes
The Democratic governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, has hit back at Donald Trump for commenting on his weight, saying the Republican president is himself “not in good shape” amid escalating tension over the possible deployment of the national guard on the streets of Chicago.
Trump said on Monday that Pritzker “ought to spend more time in the gym”. While successfully campaigning in 2024 for a second presidency that began in January, Trump said that the Illinois governor was “too busy eating” to lead his state.
The president – at a listed 6ft 3in tall – is a devotee of fast food, and his annual physical in April cited a weight of 224 pounds.
Boasting a listed weight and height that is about three pounds lighter and as tall as those listed in July for the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, Oleksandr Usyk, Trump has made several personal attacks based on physical appearance in the past, with his targets including the comedian Rosie O’Donnell and former New Jersey governor Chris Christie.
