Donald Trump escalated criticism of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, calling them incapable of handling city violence and urging them to call him for help. He suggested deploying the National Guard to patrol Chicago and New York City and pointed to a recent Washington, D.C. troop deployment as evidence the strategy reduces crime. City data for the past week showed nine murders, 128 robberies and nearly 1,000 theft incidents, while overall violent crime trended lower than the previous year. Pritzker called the proposed intervention an overreach. Mayor Johnson compared a guard deployment to a military occupation and urged release of over $800 million for community violence prevention programs.
President Donald Trump ramped up his war of words with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, branding the Democratic leaders incapable of tackling violence in the city and urging them to call me for HELP. The post comes days after Trump floated the idea of National Guard deployments to patrol both Chicago and New York City, an idea both Pritzker and Johnson have loudly rejected.
In a Truth Social post late Tuesday, the president declared: A really DEADLY weekend in Chicago. 6 DEAD, 27 HURT IN CRIME SPREES ALLOVER THE CITY. Panic stricken Governor Pritzker says that crime is under control, when in fact it is just the opposite. He is an incompetent Governor who should call me for HELP. Mayor Johnson is no better. Make Chicago Great Again!
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