Pritzker slams Trump's Chicago threats: 'We don't play those games' [View all]
Source: KRON-TV San Francisco, CA/The Hill
Posted: Aug 23, 2025 / 04:24 PM PDT
Updated: Aug 23, 2025 / 04:24 PM PDT
(The Hill) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Friday pushed back on President Trump’s threat to target Chicago next in the Trump administration’s crackdown on crime following a sweeping takeover in the nation’s capital.
“As Donald Trump attempts to create chaos that distracts from his problems, we’ll call it out for what it is,” Pritzker wrote in a lengthy thread on social platform X. “Trump and Republicans are trying to distract from the pain they’re causing — from tariffs raising the prices of goods to stripping away healthcare and food from millions.”
“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,” he wrote in a subsequent post, just hours after Trump turned his sights on the Windy City during a speech from the White House.
Later, the Democratic governor added, Trump’s goal is to incite fear in our communities and destabilize existing public safety efforts — all to create a justification to further abuse his power. He’s playing a game and creating a spectacle for the press to play along with.” Pritzker wrote in another post, “We don’t play those games. Our commitment to law and order is delivering results.”
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