**Hot off the Press** Pritzker, Lightfoot respond after Trump pens letter re: Chicago violence

[hlthe2b]

Pritzker, Lightfoot respond after Trump pens letter offering help on Chicago violence
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/pritzker-lightfoot-respond-after-trump-pens-letter-offering-help-on-chicago-violence/

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. JB Pritzker responded after President Donald Trump wrote a letter to them about the violence in the city of Chicago.

“I write to you today to call your attention to and urge action on the devastating violence in Chicago. While I have been heartened to see crime reductions nationally the last few years, I have been horrified by the continued violence in this great American city,” the letter begins.

Your lack of leadership on this important issue continues to fail the people you have sworn to protect. I am concerned it is another example of your lack of commitment to the vulnerable citizens who are victims of this violence and a lack of respect for the men and women in law enforcement. Trump goes on to say Lightfoot and Pritzker “must establish law and order.” --snip-- Trump ends the letter with: “Unfortunately, you continue to put your own political interests ahead of the lives, safety, and fortunes of your own citizens. The people of Chicago deserve better.”

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The governor’s office also responded and called the president a failure and called the letter a press stunt.

MORE at the link above

[Cha]

1. Excellent response from Mayor Lightfoot.. she's

nailed trump's number.

[dalton99a]

2. "Your lack of leadership continues to fail the people you have sworn to protect"

Every projection is a confession

[Arkansas Granny]

5. Yes. He reveals himself.

[bbernardini]

3. No way in hell he actually wrote that letter himself. nt

[volstork]

8. Thinking EXACTLY the same thing.

"I recently read an article in the Chicago Sun-Times..."

[Grins]

4. They should have edited...

Trump’s letter and sent it right back.

The edits? Change “Chicago” to “Washington”.

Emphasize his ending comment:

“Unfortunately, you continue to put your own political interests ahead of the lives, safety, and fortunes of your own citizens. The people of the United States deserve better.”

And it all fits.

[3catwoman3]

7. Projecting, yet again.

Can he PLEASE just shut up!

[Traildogbob]

9. Projection

My grandfather ran a drive in theater years ago. They had a powerful projector that took film and projected the image to a huge screen 700 feet away. With a very clear image. This motherfucker can project his shit all the way to Uranus. I mean, Up your anus. Fuck everything trump. Every damn one of em, yes even the little one, he is living off our money to, and will for years to come.

[calimary]

13. I don't mind him living off our money for years to come...

As long as it's in a federal penitentiary, that is. Preferably in solitary. I don't mind the idea of my tax money going toward that! Don't mind it at all! That's a worthwhile investment, I think.

And DON'T give him a phone when he's in solitary, EITHER!!!

[Traildogbob]

14. Me too

I would even donate more tax revenue.

[Kitchari]

6. K&R n/t

[keithbvadu2]

10. Donald threatened to send in the Federales to fix the Chicago violence.

Donald threatened to send in the Federales to fix the Chicago violence.

Where is your leadership, Trump?

[certainot]

11. dems are not aware rw radio was used to paint chicago as a war zone since obama

got going.

it was a regular parade of stories blown up on 1500 radio stations to push the racism. limbaugh-type eg - "obama says he's the messiah going to fix everything and his home town is full of gang-bangers, etc." there were also references to cars driving into poor neighborhoods with free guns.

that is baked into talk radio-birthed team trump

[live love laugh]

16. Yep Chicago became a target because Obama lived there. nt

[Ford_Prefect]

12. It might make a difference to emphasize it is Putin's play book Trump is using.

[North Shore Chicago]

15. My mayor Lightfoot

will not take any crap from doll hands. She will take him to the woodshed every time!

ps. She's a great dancer too!

[live love laugh]

17. My mayor too. "Doll hands" ....

[jcgoldie]

18. C'mon who are we kidding...

...Trump didn't write any letter.