Former President Donald Trump used a public appearance on 25 Aug. 2025 to criticize Democratic governors, singling out Illinois’s J.B. Pritzker and California’s Gavin Newsom. Trump said he “hates to barge in on a city and then be treated horribly by corrupt politicians,” and added that Pritzker “ought to spend more time in the gym,” repeating the remark several times during his comments. Trump framed the criticism as part of a broader complaint that Democratic state and local leaders do not seek his help in addressing crime or infrastructure problems. He claimed he had previously “broken into the water supply” to ensure adequate water flows, although he did not provide details or evidence for the assertion.