Overview
- Speaking to senior military leaders, President Trump proposed using "dangerous cities" such as Chicago as training grounds and said he was "going into Chicago very soon."
- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker urged invoking Section 4 of the 25th Amendment, alleging cognitive decline and likening the approach to Vladimir Putin’s tactics.
- This marked Pritzker’s first public call for Trump’s removal under the amendment.
- The White House rejected the criticism, with spokeswoman Abigail Jackson defending the president’s public-safety focus and sharply attacking Pritzker.
- At least one Democratic lawmaker voiced support and veterans and former defense officials criticized the remarks, but observers note action is improbable given Vice President J.D. Vance’s and the Cabinet’s loyalty.