For days now, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have been putting on a show, claiming that the idea of Trump using federal resources to address the violent crime problem in Chicago is some sort of authoritarian move.
They are actually denying the city’s crime problem with a straight face and saying that there is no issue, even as multiple people are shot and killed in the city on a weekly basis.
In a shocking media twist on this, even Joe Scarborough of the liberal show Morning Joe is now saying that Pritzker should work with Trump on this.
Note to Governor Pritzker, when you’ve lost Morning Joe…
FOX News reports:
MSNBC host urges Pritzker to do the ‘radical’ thing and work with Trump
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough urged Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, to do something “radical” Tuesday — partner with President Donald Trump to address violent crime in Chicago.
Over the past few weeks, Trump has repeatedly suggested sending the National Guard to Chicago after deploying hundreds of federal troops to Washington, D.C., to combat crime. Pritzker has pushed back, calling the idea “a dangerous power grab.”
Though Scarborough agreed that Trump likely lacks the constitutional authority to deploy the National Guard in Chicago, he argued on “Morning Joe” that Pritzker should, at the very least, be open to working with the president.
“I actually think that JB Pritzker should do something radical,” Scarborough said. “I think he should pick up the phone, call the president, and say, ‘You know, and I know you don’t have the constitutional authority to deploy the National Guard here and to police my [city]. You can do that in D.C. You can’t do that in Chicago. But let’s partner up.’”
Watch the clip below:
Whoa. MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough blasts Democrats for Chicago’s CRIME-riddled Labor Day Weekend:
“I think JB Pritzker should do something radical: He should pick up the phone and call the President because the ‘nothing to see here’ move isn’t working.” pic.twitter.com/uN84SnsveO
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This is a simple, common sense issue and even Scarborough knows it. Trump is not trying to take anything away from the people of Chicago or their leaders. He simply wants to help make things safer for the people. There is nothing authoritarian about that.
