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President Donald Trump continued back-and-forth jabs with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson late Tuesday night as the Windy City experienced another deadly weekend.
In a post on Truth Social, the president called Pritzker “incompetent” and said Johnson is “no better” while talking about Chicago crime statistics – six dead and 27 injured – from the weekend.
Trump also said Pritzker should call him for help, which likely won’t happen as the Democratic governor said federal assistance combating crime in the city is “exactly the type of overreach that our country’s founders warned against.”
“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!” Trump wrote late Tuesday night.
ILLINOIS DEMOCRAT LEADERS BLAST TRUMP PUSH TO SEND NATIONAL GUARD TO CHICAGO
President Donald Trump continued the ongoing jabs with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson as the Democrats fight against the idea of troops patrolling the Windy City. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)
The president and Democratic leaders in Illinois, specifically Chicago, have been embroiled in disagreement over the way the city should fight crime.
Trump has floated the idea of sending the National Guard into Chicago to crackdown on violent crimes – as he did in Washington, D.C., nearly two weeks ago – but has been met with much opposition.
Pritzker and Johnson have insisted that the city does not need to be “occupied” by the military to cut down on crime.
“Chicagoans are not asking for a militarized force to occupy our city. We’re not asking for that,” Johnson said on Monday during a citywide news conference.
At the same conference,…
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