Press Secretary Cites Soaring Murder Rates, Low Arrests, and Data Discrepancies in Scathing Rebuke

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday ripped Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, accusing him of downplaying the crime crisis in Chicago and failing to address what she called an “unacceptable” public safety situation.

During a press briefing, Leavitt responded to a question about the administration’s efforts to combat crime, pivoting to a strong rebuke of the governor.

“We’ve been seeing the governor of Illinois parading out there saying that there’s nothing wrong with Chicago. It’s a great place to live. There’s no crime there,” Leavitt said. “Well, I think the residents of Chicago beg to differ, and the statistics beg to differ.”

Leavitt then presented a series of figur

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