Overview

• During Oval Office remarks, President Trump said Gov. J.B. Pritzker should spend more time in the gym and referred to him as a slob, continuing a pattern of weight-focused attacks.
• Responding hours later, Pritzker said it takes one to know one on the weight question and called the president a bully who is still living in fifth grade.
• Trump’s comments came as he discussed Chicago as a likely next focus of a federal crackdown on crime, homelessness and illegal immigration.
• Pritzker stated that Illinois has received no contact from the federal government offering assistance and has made no request for federal intervention or National Guard support.
• Reporting on the exchange also noted renewed scrutiny of Trump’s health after visible bruising, with the White House citing handshakes and aspirin use and a diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency.