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The feud between President Donald Trump and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker made headlines again over the weekend, as the commander in chief launched an AI attack on Truth Social.
I’ll explain what happened.
What did President Trump post on Truth Social?
In a post to Truth Social on Saturday, President Trump shared an AI-generated photo of Illinois’ Democratic governor eating from a dinner table with the caption, “JB is too busy to keep Chicago safe!”
The image shows Pritzker sitting at a table with a double cheeseburger in one hand and a slice of pizza in the other. On the table in front of him is a buffet of other foods, including “jumbo-sized” buckets of fried chicken, large bowls of nachos, spaghetti, meatballs, milkshakes, and chili dogs.
Did Pritzker react?
Pritzker had not publicly responded to Trump’s attacks as of Tuesday morning.
Instead, the Illinois governor criticized the president’s remodeling of the White House ballroom in the X-Post and demanded that “the $1 billion spent on President Trump’s ballroom be immediately redirected to tariff relief for working families and small businesses.”
In a post Monday afternoon, Pritzker also criticized comments made by President Trump about the possibility of creating an “election integrity group” during the November midterm elections.
“Threatening, full stop,” the governor wrote.
What’s the story between Trump and Pritzker’s feud?
Mr. Trump has long criticized Democratic cities and their leaders, including Mr. Pritzker.
The president has repeatedly described Chicago as a “disaster” and a “killing place,” and has repeatedly said the city is “worse than Afghanistan.”
The two sides have also been at odds over immigration, with Mr. Pritzker explicitly opposing the president’s decision to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to the Chicago area.
Just last month, Pritzker called for Trump’s removal from office, condemning the president’s threat to wipe out “an entire civilization” in Iran.
This isn’t the first time the president has mocked the Illinois governor’s weight. Last November, President Trump called Pritzker a “big, fat slob” at a White House turkey pardon ceremony.
