Gov. Pritzker calls for Trump's removal from office: "There is something genuinely wrong with this man."

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Gov. JB Pritzker suggested the 25th Amendment be invoked after President Donald Trump told military leaders they should use cities as “training grounds” and said deploying troops in major cities is necessary due to “a war from within.”

Pritzker called the idea “inane” and said of Trump, “I’m concerned for his health. It appears not only has dementia set in, he’s copying the tactics of Vladimir Putin.”

"It appears that Donald Trump not only has dementia set in, but he's copying tactics of Vladimir Putin. Sending troops into cities, thinking that that's some sort of proving ground for war, or that indeed there's some sort of internal war going on in the United States is just, frankly, inane and I'm concerned for his health," Pritzker said Tuesday afternoon. "There is something genuinely wrong with this man, and the 25th Amendment ought to be invoked."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pritzker-compares-trump-to-putin-calls-for-invoking-25th-amendment-for-suggesting-military-use-chicago-as-training-grounds/ar-AA1NCuQz

[moondust]

1. Maybe he'll be better at his next job:

Shoeshine Boy Old Man

[poli-junkie]

2. Finally someone is saying this!!

Thank you Governor Pritzker!

[ShazamIam]

3. I have been hoping someone of stature would bring up the 25th amendment solution to our disaster. Then we will still

have to deal with the equally treasonous VP and House Speaker. It appears both are closeted gay men. I have no hate for LGQBT folks. but lots of Republican voters do.

[DET]

4. Bravo!

Thank you, Governor Pritzker! Replace ‘inane’ with ‘insane’ and it’s perfect. But the cabinet has too much too lose if they invoke the 25th amendment to make this a viable option. They’re all cowards and grifters, like Trump. Impeachment might still be possible, but who knows at this point?

In any case, Pritzker has my vote if he runs in 2028. He doesn’t have the superficial appearance and glamour of Newsom, but he’s a straight shooter who refuses to be intimidated, and that’s good enough for me.

[Wednesdays]

5. Great idea, but...

TSF's sycophant cabinet has other ideas. They'll invoke the 25th when hell freezes over and pigs fly.

[MurrayDelph]

6. As my wife said recently

Maybe it was a mistake to pin the 25th on people whose jobs depend on them not using it.

[lindysalsagal]

7. Flood the news and interwebs with demands for the Epstein Files and his removal.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. 'The president is unhinged': Trump's online behavior grows increasingly odd

As the behavior of America's president becomes increasingly unhinged, the world is questioning whether Trump is insane: From reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences, Trump seems to be losing touch with reality. The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences

‘The president is unhinged’: Trump’s online behavior grows increasingly odd

— The Guardian (@theguardian.com) 2025-10-05T15:21:11.917Z

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/05/trump-behavior-online-posts

To many observers, both in the US and abroad, Donald Trump has been behaving strangely recently. Especially online.

As a government shutdown loomed in the US last week, the president posted an AI video which depicted Hakeem Jeffries, the first Black House minority leader, wearing a sombrero and exaggerated moustache, with mariachi music playing in the background.

Hispanic groups criticized Trump’s posts as “racist”, “dangerous” and “reprehensible”, but Trump doubled down, posting a new video which showed himself wearing a sombrero and playing the guitar behind a rendering of Jeffries.

It wasn’t the only situation where Trump’s behavior has seemed unusual. Last weekend Trump reposted to Truth Social an AI-generated fake video which promoted “med bed hospitals”. Trump has reposted AI content before, but the difference was that this video showed an AI version of himself speaking.

“Every American will soon receive their own med bed card,” the AI rendering of Trump, apparently seated in the Oval Office, said. “With it, you’ll have guaranteed access to our new hospitals led by the top doctors in the nation, equipped with the most advanced technology in the world.”

Setting aside the fact that the idea of “med beds” is a rightwing conspiracy theory – one version of the theory posits that the government and/or a group of wealthy Americans have access to medical bed-like devices that can cure almost every illness, but are withholding the technology – Trump’s post prompted a number of questions.