Illinois Quick Hits: Trump, Pritzker Exchange Barbs over Violence in Illinois
Trump said 41 people were shot and three were killed last weekend as he pressed Chicago leaders to seek federal help.
- President Donald Trump urged Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to seek federal intervention following a mass shooting in Washington Park that left one dead and 14 injured.
- Violence over the weekend left 41 people shot and three killed across the city. Trump claimed Chicago violence is at "record high" levels, though police data shows homicide rates have dropped in recent years.
- Gov. Pritzker rejected the offer, criticizing Trump for cutting violence prevention funding and arguing that federal intervention during "Operation: Midway Surge" previously led to acts of violence by federal agents against residents.
- Mayor Johnson also dismissed the proposal, calling Trump a "sorry individual" and arguing the president is too focused on "illegal wars" rather than making communities safer through federal support.
- Official data contrasts with Trump's characterization, showing total violent crime was down 9% year-to-date and July homicide totals reached the lowest levels since at least 1970 in Chicago.
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(The Center Square) - President Donald Trump has repeated his call for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker or Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to call him for help after 41 people were shot and three were killed in the city last weekend. The president said in a [...]
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(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump has repeated his call for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker or Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to call him for help after 41 people were shot and three were killed in the city last weekend.
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