President Donald Trump on Saturday continued his feud with Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) over crime in Chicago, warning the Illinois governor that a federal takeover of the city is âcomingâ if he cannot tackle the problem himself.
Trump, pointing to multiple shootings in the Windy City last weekend, trashed Pritzker as âCRAZYâ for not wanting assistance, which could include the National Guard, in combating crime.
âSix people were killed, and 24 people were shot, in Chicago last weekend, and JB Pritzker, the weak and pathetic Governor of Illinois, just said that he doesnât need help in preventing CRIME. He is CRAZY!!! He better straighten it out, FAST, or weâre coming!â Trump posted on Truth Social.
Trump and Pritzker have traded barbs over the last week as the president continues to tease a National Guard deployment to Chicago to crack down on crime and illegal immigration.
Trump has hurled insults at the Illinois governor, particularly over his weight, while Pritzker has responded by claiming that Trump is in a cognitive decline.
The new attacks from Trump come as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is already resisting a potential crime crackdown.
Earlier Saturday, he signed an executive order that seeks to tamp down the extent the Chicago Police Department can cooperate with the National Guard and seeks to protect city residents without legal status from federal removal, among other priorities.
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In comments to reporters, Johnson said he and Pritzker are in âcomplete alignmentâ on the resistance effort.
âWe do not want to see tanks in our streets,â he said. âThatâs not who we are as a city, and thatâs not who we are as a nation.â