Here’s What Really Happened This Weekend in Chicago as Gov. Pritzker Claimed “Success” in Fighting Violent Crime — and Said They Don’t Need the National Guard
llinois Gov. JB Pritzker might want to rethink his victory lap on Chicago’s crime stats after a brutal Labor Day weekend exposed the city’s ongoing nightmare—and Trump supporters are calling it proof Democrats prioritize politics over people.
From Friday night to Sunday morning, at least 53 people were shot, seven fatally, in a spree that included drive-by attacks and a mass shooting in Bronzeville wounding seven, per ABC News and Yahoo News reports.
Victims included a 17-year-old girl hit by a bullet through her home window, a 31-year-old man caught in crossfire, and a 25-year-old woman injured while driving—real lives shattered while Pritzker boasts of “success” in fighting violence.
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Pritzker are doubling down against President Donald Trump’s offer to send the National Guard, calling it “militarized activity” and “federal overreach,” per Al Jazeera and WTTW News. Johnson’s executive order even bars Chicago police from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement, a move that’s sparked legal questions amid Trump’s threats to deploy troops if crime isn’t curbed, per ABC7 Chicago. Roughly 30 shootings since Friday at 10 p.m., including a triple shooting killing a 46-year-old man, underscore the crisis, per Fox News and WHMI. Yet, Johnson claims, “We take these threats seriously and find ourselves in a position where we must take immediate, drastic action to protect our people from federal overreach.”
For Trump supporters, this is madness—mass shootings are “totally fine,” but Guard help is the real danger? Trump’s social media blast criticizing Pritzker’s handling came hours before the Bronzeville attack, per Newsweek. With Chicago’s aggravated assaults down in some areas but murders still high, per Yahoo News, Pritzker’s rejection of federal aid looks like stubborn pride.
Posts on X mock, “Democrats oppose help while black teens shoot up neighborhoods—priorities!” Web reports from KCRA confirm Chicago’s bracing for crackdowns, while YouTube clips from rallies oppose Trump’s plan. Check the details—this weekend’s bloodshed proves Trump’s right: send the Guard, save lives.
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The democrat party is hellbent on ruining our Constitutional Republic by whatever means possible. From wide-open borders to rampant crime, their ACTIONS PROVE that that’s the case.
The FACTS speak for themselves. While the Governor of IL and Mayor of Chicago continue to BULLSHIT as more lives are lost!!!!!
Tell that TUB OF LARD who is SUPPOSE TO be the gov, and the so called mayor to walk the streets without any security at night this friday. Maybe the gangs of Chi Town can do what the people of that town cannot do.