President Donald Trump on Tuesday roasted his political opponents during the traditional turkey pardoning ceremony, including a crack about Democrat Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s weight. “I had a little bit of a Pritzker joke, I was gonna talk about ‘Pritzker in size,’ but when I talk about Pritzker, I get angry because he’s not letting us do the job,” Trump said at the ceremony. “So I’m not gonna tell my Pritzker joke.” “Some speech writer wrote a joke about his weight, but I would never want to talk about his weight. I don’t talk about people being fat,” Trump continued. “I refuse to talk about the fact that he’s a fat slob. I don’t mention it.” Trump on JB Pritzker’s weight? “I would never want to talk about his weight. I don’t talk about people being fat. I refuse to talk about the fact that he’s a fat slob. I don’t mention it.” pic.twitter.com/z2fSF1LSET — Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) November 25, 2025 Trump and Pritzker are at odds over the governor’s opposition to the president demanding crime be cleaned up in Chicago specifically, and illegal immigrants in the city be deported. Pritzker has refused to address the growing crime issues in Chicago, including after the recent brutal public transit attack in which a 26-year-old woman was set on fire by a career criminal with more than 70 arrests. After a shooting last week, Trump again offered to send in the National Guard. The president wrote on Truth Social, “The people are chanting, BRING IN TRUMP!!!” “Pritzker needs help badly, just doesn’t know it yet,” Trump said back in September. “I will solve the crime problem fast, just like I did in DC. Chicago will be safe again.” Right now, DailyWire+ annual memberships are fifty percent off during our Black Friday sale. Join now at dailywire.com/blackfriday. Pritzker has also done nothing to stop the attacks and assaults on federal immigration officers in his state, instead staunchly opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) efforts. “Our message to JB Pritzker: Get out of your mansion and see Chicago,” Assistant Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in October. “If J.B. Pritzker actually walked the streets of his own city, he would see domestic terrorists and violent rioters attacking police officers and the scourge of violent crime as a direct result of his own policies.” As highlighted by Daily Wire Deputy Managing Editor Tim Rice, who was at the turkey pardoning ceremony, few political opponents were spared by Trump on Tuesday. The president also ribbed former President Joe Biden, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Related: ‘Gobble, You’re Pardoned!’ Trump Touts Success, Roasts Dems In Annual Thanksgiving Tradition