JB Pritzker attributes Trump’s attacks on socialists to ‘dementia’
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker attributed President Donald Trump’s attacks on the growing influence of socialists in the Democratic Party to “dementia.”
Pritzker’s words, Trump’s socialism, World War I, II. It comes after America classified America as the “greatest threat” since its founding, including World War II and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
“Look, the guy has permanent dementia. I don’t think he really understands what he’s saying,” the Illinois governor told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.
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President Donald Trump and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker side by side. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)
“I’m not a doctor. I haven’t made any diagnoses,” he continued. “I just suggest you look at how you put words, sentences, and thoughts together; they are almost different from each other in the same sentences.”
Pritzker noted what he described as a decline in Trump’s public appearances to support his dementia claim.
“Look at any video from 2015 or 2016 and look at how he answers questions and how he is in press conferences, then fast forward and look at him, I really think there is something really wrong with him,” he said.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, the White House called Pritzker’s comments a “desperate” attempt to stay current.
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Members of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside a Trump-owned building during a May 1 rally in New York City in 2019. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
“JB Pritzker is a sloppy and incompetent governor who pushes blatantly false narratives like this in a desperate attempt to stay relevant. Instead of lying in media interviews, Pritzker should focus on fixing his broken situation and do his job,” a White House spokesman said.
The White House also defended Trump’s health, telling Fox News Digital in part: “Unlike the Biden White House, President Trump and his entire team have been completely open and transparent about the President’s health, which remains exceptional.”
Trump recently repeated his warnings about the growing influence of socialism within the Democratic Party after several socialist candidates emerged victorious in the primaries; This showed that the far-left movement was increasingly accepted within the party.
All three congressional candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, and Darializa Avila Chevalie) won the Democratic primary.
Trump has classified socialism as the “greatest threat” to America since its founding — including World War I, World War II and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“It’s easy to get elected by sacrificing everything,” Trump said Monday. “It’s easy for them to get followers because they make promises they know they can’t keep.”
Pritzker also criticized Trump for “regularly” threatening to use the powers of the federal government to target political opponents and said the president often speaks without thinking.
“[Trump] “He has these concepts in his head and he just blurts them out without much thought,” Pritzker said.
