Illinois Governor Pritzker Says Trump Has Dementia on CNN

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker stated during a televised interview on Tuesday that he believes President Donald Trump is suffering from dementia, escalating a long-running political feud into a direct personal allegation about the president's cognitive health. The remarks came during an appearance on CNN's "The Source with Kaitlan Collins."

Pritzker, a Democrat frequently mentioned as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, asserted that Trump's current public behavior shows a marked decline from a decade ago. "I think if you 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," Pritzker said. He clarified that he is not a doctor and has not issued a formal diagnosis, but pointed to what he described as disjointed speech patterns. "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."

The governor's comments were prompted by a question about Trump's recent characterization of several victorious...