Trump escalates feud with Gov JB Pritzker over Chicago crime, 2028 hypothesis

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President Donald Trump is intensifying his feud with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, after one other bloody weekend in Chicago, blasting the Democrat for rejecting federal assist as six individuals had been killed and greater than two dozen shot.

In a fiery Truth Social post on Saturday, Trump known as Pritzker "incompetent" and warned the governor to "straighten it out, quick, or we’re coming."

The broadside comes simply weeks after Trump signed sweeping government actions to revive legislation and order in Washington, D.C., federalizing the Metropolitan Police and mobilizing the Nationwide Guard within the nation's capital.

Now Trump is warning Chicago may very well be subsequent and declaring that even Pritzker’s recent weight loss appears like a telltale signal of a attainable 2028 presidential run.

Trump additionally mocked Pritzker personally earlier within the week, saying he "must spend extra time within the health club, truly."

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's slimmed-down look could also be a quiet sign that the Democrat is contemplating a 2028 presidential run, in line with political insiders. (Getty Pictures)

"Six individuals had been killed, and 24 individuals had been shot, in Chicago final weekend, and JB Pritzker, the weak and pathetic Governor of Illinois, simply stated that he doesn’t want assist in stopping CRIME," wrote the president on Fact Social. "He's CRAZY!!! He higher straighten it out, FAST, or we’re coming!"

Pritzker is pushing again onerous, calling Trump’s strategy "unconstitutional" and "a harmful energy seize." He additionally mocked Trump’s private assaults on his physique, quipping that "it takes one to know one on the burden query."

Republican strategist Mark McKinnon told Politico Pritzker’s slimmer look "appears like he’s preparing for a struggle," whereas guide David Kochel famous weight reduction is more and more a part of a political makeover: "If you wish to look youthful and more healthy, it makes whole sense."

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, heart, speaks; flanked by Mayor Brandon Johnson, proper. (Scott Olson/Getty Pictures)

Figures like Chris Christie and Mike Pompeo have additionally shed kilos earlier than mounting nationwide campaigns.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed a sweeping government order Friday rejecting Trump’s risk to deploy federal troops or the Nationwide Guard.

"We don't want nor need an unconstitutional and unlawful army occupation of our metropolis," Johnson stated, vowing that Chicago would "do the whole lot in our energy to defend our democracy and shield our communities."

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker delivers remarks in Chicago alongside Mayor Brandon Johnson and different officers after experiences the White Home is making ready to deploy Nationwide Guard troops to town. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP through Getty Pictures)

The feud advantages each males politically.

Trump seizes on Chicago as a logo of Democratic failure and bolsters his law-and-order model with government muscle, whereas Pritzker will get to painting himself as standing as much as a president he calls a bully.