Trump Slams Democrats for Blocking Federal Help After Another Bloody Weekend in Chicago

Another deadly weekend in Chicago. Another round of silence, excuses, and finger-pointing from Democrat leadership. Meanwhile, President Trump is once again the only one offering actual solutions.

Over the weekend, at least seven people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in shootings across Chicago just days after eight were killed and over 50 injured during Labor Day weekend. The victims ranged from teenagers to adults in their 50s, all casualties of a lawless city run by leaders more interested in virtue-signaling than protecting their citizens.

President Trump wasted no time calling out the failing leadership of Governor J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson, both of whom have rejected federal assistance in the past.

“Governor Pritzker just stated that he doesn’t want Federal Government HELP! WHY??” Trump posted on Truth Social. “The City and State have not been able to do the job. People of Illinois should band together and DEMAND PROTECTION.”

And he's right. Chicago has been the murder capital of America for 13 straight years, despite Democrats controlling the city for generations. In 2022 alone, the city saw over 695 homicides and nearly 3,000 shooting incidents numbers that rival war zones, not major American cities.

Rather than accept help, Democrats like Pritzker chose to whine on social media, calling Trump a “wannabe dictator” and absurdly accusing him of trying to “go to war with an American city” all because he’s trying to stop the carnage their policies have enabled.

Let’s get something straight:

• Trump isn’t threatening Chicago he’s trying to save it.

• The only people who should be afraid of a federal crackdown are the criminals Democrats refuse to hold accountable.

• Sanctuary city policies and soft-on-crime prosecutors have created a culture of impunity and innocent people are dying for it.

Trump’s tough stance comes with more than just rhetoric. He’s floated the idea of deploying the National Guard to restore order a move that’s likely to be challenged in court by the same crowd that’s failed to keep their communities safe. Trump isn’t waiting for their approval.

“We’re going in. I didn’t say when we’re going in. … This isn’t a political thing. I have an obligation,” Trump said.

And he does. The federal government has a duty to step in when state leaders abandon their most basic responsibility: public safety. Democrats would rather play politics than admit they’ve lost control of their cities.

Americans are waking up. They see the chaos, the violence, the drug overdoses, the illegal immigration flooding sanctuary cities and they know who’s to blame. Come November 2024, that reality will be on the ballot.

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