Trump explodes the governor of Illinois “incompetent” Pritzker, “no better” mayor of Chicago

President Donald Trump continued to go back and forth with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson on Tuesday evening when the Windy City had another fatal weekend.

In an article on Truth Social, the president called Pritzker “incompetent” and said that Johnson was “not better” while talking about Chicago’s crime statistics – six dead and 27 injured – of the weekend.

Trump also said that Pritzker should call him to get help, which will probably not happen, because the Democratic Governor said that federal aid to fight crime in the city is “exactly the type of overcoming the founders of our country have warned.”

“A truly deadly weekend in Chicago. 6 dead, 27 injured in the crime in the city. The governor of Panique, the governor Pritzker, says that the crime is under control, while in fact it is just the opposite. He is an incompetent governor who should call me for help. Mayor Johnson is not better. Rendering Chicago Grand!” Trump wrote late Tuesday evening.

Illinois Democratic leaders explode Trump Push to send the National Guard to Chicago

President Donald Trump continued the current Jabs with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, while the Democrats are fighting against the idea of ​​troops that are patrolling in the city of Windy. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images; Kamil Krzaczynski / AFP via Getty Images)

The President and Democratic leaders of Illinois, in particular Chicago, were involved in disagreement on how the city is expected to fight crime.

Trump launched the idea of ​​sending the National Guard to Chicago to spread violent crimes – as he did to Washington, DC, almost two weeks ago – but met a lot of opposition.

Pritzker and Johnson insisted that the city does not need to be “occupied” by the military to reduce crime.

“The Chicagoans do not ask for a militarized force to occupy our city. We are not asking for it,” said Johnson on a press conference on the city level on the city.

At the same conference, Pritzker told Trump not to come to Chicago, because he is “neither wanted here nor need here”.

Crime statistics accessible to the public on the Chicago Police Service website show that last week, the city experienced nine murders, 27 criminal sexual assaults, 128 flights, 114 aggravated batteries, 117 burglaries, 297 engine vehicle flights and nearly 1,000 crime or discontent incidents.

Although all categories are down compared to last year, there is a 40% increase in global crime compared to 2021. Fox 32 Chicago Also have noted that more illegal firearms are recovered in Chicago that Los Angeles and New York combined.

The White House accuses Pritzker, Illinois DEMS of whining while Chicago crime is raging

Chicago was also nicknamed the “capital of the country’s homicides” for the 13th consecutive year in March, while the city experienced 573 murders in 2024, according to the local point of sale The Center Square.

Chicago crime statistics published online by the police show show that there are many crimes in the city, but it is down 40% compared to 2021. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune / Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The city of Chicago has rejected With its own information sheetArguing that Johnson focuses mainly on violent crimes in Chicago “during his first two years as mayor, citing a 33% reduction in homicides and a reduction of 38% of the shootings of the year.

Johnson also underlined a “customs customs rate of homicides of 77.4%”, which, according to his office, has been “the highest for more than a decade”, as the mayor highlights mental health and a “holistic approach to community security”.

The mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, said at a press conference that “the Chicagoans do not ask for a militarized force to occupy our city”. (AP photo / Charles Rex Arbogast)

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The suggestion of the administration to deploy troops of the National Guard in Chicago criminated for the crime comes in the midst of a continuous operation in the national capital.

More than 2,200 soldiers have patrolled the streets of DC in recent weeks and the city has known only one homicide during this period.

Deirdre Heavey de Fox News Digital contributed to this report.