Overview

• Illinois Governor JB Pritzker publicly called for removing President Trump under the 25th Amendment following the president’s remark about using U.S. cities as military training grounds.
• Pritzker said there is “something genuinely wrong” with Trump, alleged dementia, and compared his approach to Vladimir Putin.
• Addressing military leaders, Trump said cities like Chicago could be “training grounds” and that he is “going into Chicago very soon,” calling the governor incompetent.
• No Section 4 action has been initiated; if invoked, JD Vance would become acting president, and the vice president plus a Cabinet majority must declare unfitness, a step never before used.
• Coverage notes the move is considered unlikely given loyalty within the administration, and the White House said Trump is focused on public safety in Chicago.