'Big fat slob': Trump's nasty putdown of Illinois Governor blasted by Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel has ripped into Donald Trump after the Thanksgiving address turned into a chance for the president to attack the Illinois Governor.

The talk show host used his opening monologue to break down a series of strange moments from the president, including wanting to name the pardon turkeys "Chuck and Nancy", seemingly after Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi. Elsewhere was a surprise attack on the Mayor of Chicago and Governor of Illinois.

Trump said, "The Mayor, who is a low IQ person... the mayor is incompetent and the governor is a big fat slob." Kimmel's audience could be heard booing the remark, with the host jokingly adding, "Happy Thanksgiving everybody.

"I mean, seriously though, he says a lot of crazy stuff, in that same press conference he said there had been no murders in Washington D.C. in the last six months because of him, there have been 62 murders in Washington, which already indicates a vivid imagination but then does he ever look at himself in the mirror and go, 'I am thin. I am so thin, I could comment on others who aren't."

Trump would take further aim at Governor JB Pritzker, adding, "So Governor Pritzker, if you're listening, let's get your act together. Invite us in. I had a little bit of a Pritzker joke, I was going to talk about Pritzker and size, but when I talk about Pritzker, I get angry because he's not letting us do the job.

"So I'm not going to tell my Pritzker joke. They have a very cute, little joke you know, some speech writer wrote some joke about his weight. But I would never want to talk about his weight. I don't talk about people being fat. I refuse to talk about the fact that he's a fat slob, I don't mention it."

Kimmel seemed perplexed by the president's lengthy non-comment on the Illinois governor. He said, "I don't know if that's sarcasm or short-term memory loss. Either way, he really captures the spirit of Thanksgiving."

Trump has caused trouble beyond mocking the Illinois governor, with his ACA subsidies plan infuriating some representatives. The president's comments on the future of the Affordable Care Act worried some as he says he wants to give ACA funds "directly to the people".

He added, "Somebody said, ‘I want to extend them for two years,’ I don’t want to extend them for two years. I’d rather not extend them at all.” Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) told her X followers: “Got it … right before Thanksgiving … health care for 20M Americans isn’t your priority … on your way to your resort …”