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U.S. Attorney Blasts Democrats After Bloody Chicago Weekend

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Jeanine Pirro
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Democrats are under fire after a wave of shootings rocked Chicago, with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro tearing into party leaders for fighting against President Trump’s push to crack down on violent crime.

Appearing on “America Reports,” Pirro zeroed in on Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, slamming his refusal to cooperate after the city saw one of its bloodiest weekends of the year.

“This guy Pritzker, he should be ashamed of himself,” Pirro said bluntly, referencing the staggering toll.

“It is a rejection of your oath to protect the people.”

Over the Labor Day holiday, Chicago recorded at least 54 shootings, eight of them fatal, highlighting the crisis plaguing the city.

President Trump has repeatedly threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, just as his administration did in Washington, D.C.

Illinois Democrats, including Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, outright rejected the idea, framing it as a political maneuver.

In an interview with CBS, Pritzker went as far as to label the potential move an “invasion,” alleging the administration had ulterior motives.

“They should understand that he has other aims other than fighting crime,” he claimed.

“It is an attack on the American people by the president of the United States.”

Pirro fired back, citing Washington, D.C.’s results under the Trump administration’s anti-crime surge.

“Who is entitled to say, crime is low enough and let’s not bother?” she asked.

“Who among us is willing to say I’m willing to have my child shot tonight in Chicago or next weekend?”

Even D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who initially resisted federal assistance, eventually conceded the effort worked.

She revealed in late August that carjackings dropped by 87% over a 20-day stretch compared to the previous year.

“We know that when carjackings go down, when use of guns goes down, when homicide or robbery go down, neighborhoods feel safer and are safer. So, this surge has been important to us for that reason,” Bowser admitted.

The D.C. mayor even signed an order requiring local police to fully cooperate with federal agents beyond Trump’s emergency declaration.

The order will “provide the pathway forward beyond the Presidential emergency,” she wrote on X.

Bowser touted not just falling crime but also outreach efforts that moved dozens of homeless people into shelters.

Trump himself hailed the operation, telling reporters, “We don’t have a crime problem in Washington anymore. And the mayor has been very helpful.”

Still, Illinois Democrats don’t want federal forces coming to their state. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton accused the president of trying to “manufacture a crisis” to justify heavy-handed federal action.

On CNN, she insisted, “This is not about public safety, and this is not about making our residents safer. What Donald Trump wants to happen is he wants to manufacture a crisis.”

Pirro rejected that narrative, charging that Democratic leaders are clinging to ideology at the expense of public safety.

“The truth is that these people are about ideology and power,” she argued.

“They should sit with the families of homicide victims. They should talk to the mothers who don’t know if their sons are coming home tonight because of the gunfire that is pervasive.”

“Only President Trump is the one who’s willing to put the resources, the energy, and yes, he has the determination to make this work. And it is working,” Pirro added.

Meanwhile, Pritzker suggested Trump had already begun staging the Texas National Guard for deployment into Chicago.

“We have reason to believe that the Trump administration has already begun staging the Texas National Guard for deployment in Illinois,” he warned during a press conference on Tuesday.

Trump didn’t confirm Pritzker’s assertion, but said it’s a matter of if, not when.

“Well, we’re going in,” he remarked the same day. “I didn’t say when. We’re going in. Look, I have an obligation. This isn’t a political thing. I have an obligation.”

The Illinois governor urged Chicagoans not to “take the bait” when troops do arrive.

“Chicago does not want troops on our streets,” Pritzker declared. “I refuse to play a reality game show with Donald Trump again.”

Mayor Brandon Johnson echoed that stance, warning of “military occupation” and insisting the city doesn’t need federal troops.

But some local leaders disagree. Alderman Raymond Lopez blasted both Johnson and Pritzker for failing to work with the president.

“We should be working to make sure that we are in coordination with each other,” Lopez said, stressing the stakes.

“We should all be looking to continuously decrease the number of victims in our city and in our state, and instead we’re getting into this tit-for-tat social media back and forth nonsense, which is only putting the people of Chicago and the people of Illinois in the middle.”

As Chicago reels from another weekend of mass shootings, Trump took to social media promising to “solve” the city’s crime crisis.

“Pritzker needs help badly, he just doesn’t know it yet,” the president wrote. “I will solve the crime problem fast, just like I did in DC. Chicago will be safe again, & soon. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

Pritzker responded online, blasting Trump’s “authoritarian overreach” and vowing Illinois would not stand down.

“After using Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. as his testing ground for authoritarian overreach, Trump is now openly flirting with the idea of taking over other states and cities,” Pritzker warned.

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