JB Pritzker Suggests New Nickname Trump Can Use to Mock His Weight: ‘That’s How You Know He’s Afraid of You’
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) went ahead and came up with his own nickname for President Donald Trump to use against him since the president has already mocked the governor’s weight.
Pritzker joined late-night host Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday to discuss his viral speech on Sunday in which he called for “mass protests” against the administration and for Democrats to “fight everywhere and all at once.” The governor called out “do nothing Democrats” in his talk as well, earning praises from others dissatisfied with the party’s efforts to date.
At a rally last year, Trump joked that Pritzker is “too busy eating” to be an effective governor.
“He’s too busy eating. He’s eating all the time. Would you like a hamburger? How many do you want? Five? I’ll have five burgers, please. You go to his office, would you like a hamburger, okay, yeah, I’ll have five burgers, please. Who the hell orders five burgers?” he said.
On Thursday, Pritzker watched footage of the insult and argued that when Trump insults you that’s when you know he’s “afraid of you.”
“He loves to make fun of people in any way you can,” he said. “Frankly, that’s how you know he’s afraid of you.”
Kimmel said he was shocked Trump hadn’t landed on a nickname — a longtime signature move for the president — for Pritzker and he pulled out a list of suggestions, all a play on Pritzker’s size.
The names included: JB Pizza, JB Back Ribs, JBiggy, JB the Hutt, JPritz His Pants-ker, Pritz Crackers, Gov. Big Shorts, and JB “The Refrigerator” Pritzker.
The governor revealed he’s already been mulling his own nicknames the president could use and he has a favorite.
“I kinda know he’s coming at me. He didn’t like that speech on Sunday either. There were a few other Republicans who attacked me after that speech. They felt like I had impugned their integrity or honor, if they had any,” he said. “So I’ve got two nicknames could think of for myself. One is of course JBurger because he did talk about me eating burgers or — this is my favorite — JBeefy.”
Among the Republicans critics to Pritzker’s Sunday speech was White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller who claimed the governor’s words “could be construed as inciting violence.” Pritzker called this “ridiculous,” saying he is emphasizing non-violent protests.
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