Illinois Gov.JB Pritzker attributed President Donald Trump’s attacks on the growing influence of socialists within the Democratic Party to "dementia."Pritzker’s remarks come after Trump classified socialism as the "biggest threat" to America since its founding – including World War I, World War II and the 9/11 terrorist attacks."Look, the man is continually suffering from dementia.
I don't think he really understands what he's saying," the Illinois governor told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.TRUMP MARKS 80TH BIRTHDAY, NOW SECOND OCTOGENARIAN SITTING PRESIDENT: 'SEEMED TO UTTERLY DEFY AGE'President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov.J.B.
Pritzker side by side.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)"I’m not a doctor.
I haven’t diagnosed anything," he continued."I’m just suggesting to you that just look at the way he puts words and sentences together and thoughts and they’re almost divergent in the same sentences."Pritzker pointed to what he described as a decline in Trump’s public appearances to support his dementia assertion."Look at any of the videos from 2015 or 2016 and look at how he responded to questions and how he was at press conferences and then you fast forward and look at him now, I really think that there's something genuinely wrong with him," he said.In a statement to Fox News Digital, the White House called Pritzker's comments a "desperate" attempt to stay relevant.BILL MAHER'S DIRE MIDTERM ELECTION WARNING TO DEMS AFTER 'REALLY CRAZY' SOCIALISTS WIN PRIMARIESMembers of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside of a Trump owned building during a May Day rally in New York City in 2019.
(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)"JB Pritzker is a slob and an 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 state and do his job," a White House spokesperson said.The White House also...