Trump blasts Pritzker over Chicago murder rate

Thursday, August 28, 2025

resident Donald Trump on Thursday called out Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) over Chicago's murder rate, saying, "[p]eople are desperate for me to stop the crime." "Governor Pritzker had 6 murders in Chicago this weekend. 20 people were shot. But he doesn't want to ask me for help. Can this be possible?" Trump posted on Truth Social. "The people are desperate for me to STOP THE CRIME, something the Democrats aren't capable of doing. STAY TUNED!!!" Trump's comments come more than two weeks after he deployed the National Guard and federal agencies to assist the Metropolitan Police Department with cracking down on crime in Washington, D.C.

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Crime in the capital has decreased, with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) saying Wednesday that "the difference between this 20-day period of this federal surge and last year represents a 87% reduction in carjackings."

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And of course, sane people on this site still think you are ------- crazy.

#1 | Posted by shoeless at 2025-08-28 12:57 PM | Reply

Military occupations work just as well at reducing crime as Covid does!

At least in the short term.

#2 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-08-28 01:00 PM | Reply

FBI Data Shows An Unprecedented Spike In Murders Nationwide In 2020
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The------------------- did that.
www.npr.org

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-08-28 01:09 PM | Reply

What's ironic about it is that Trump doesn't care about the murders. He only cares about how it's a tool to make the democratic party look ineffective.

The democratic party needs to fight back better on this issue. We all see the per capita murder rate in some red state rural areas but Trump controls the high ground by pointing to Chicago all the time as well as a few other cities.

That's what all of this is about. Making the democratic party look soft and ineffective on crime.

It sure as hell isn't about cleaning up crime.

#4 | Posted by eberly at 2025-08-28 01:12 PM | Reply

not long term anyway

#5 | Posted by eberly at 2025-08-28 01:12 PM | Reply

An 87% decrease in carjackings, anyone arguing with that?

#6 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-08-28 01:40 PM | Reply

@#6

*In Washington DC

#7 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-08-28 01:42 PM | Reply

President Dummkopf Trumpf on Thursday called out Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) over Chicago's murder rate, saying, "people are desperate for me to stop the crime."

Americans in general are desperate for any President to stop uncontrolled gun violence plaguing the US. A reported asked your press officer about that today. Her response: "Humble-mumble-chumble."

www.usatoday.com

nypost.com

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-08-28 03:01 PM | Reply

34 time convicted felon pedophile rapist can go ------- burn in Hell

#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-08-28 03:44 PM | Reply

Look at Beverly all concerned about "the Democrats" when she voted for a fat, lazy, stupid racist pedophile THREE TIMES.

---- off, bitch.

#10 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-08-28 03:45 PM | Reply

Most of you want something done about crime until President does something about it. It's not a good look.

#11 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-08-28 04:54 PM | Reply

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) saying Wednesday that "the difference between this 20-day period of this federal surge and last year represents a 87% reduction in carjackings."

One more time.... Is anyone going to argue this?

#12 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-08-28 05:02 PM | Reply

So what's the actual numbers?

#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-08-28 05:21 PM | Reply